I Used To Work In Chicago
Chorus (everyone):
- I used to work in Chicago in an old
department store
I used to work in Chicago. I don't work there any more.
Individual: Oh, a lady came in for a chicken
Everyone: A chicken from the store...
Individual: A chicken she wanted; my cock she got.
Everyone: I don't work there anymore.
Chorus.
Individual: Oh, a lady came in for some cheddar
Everyone: Some cheddar from the store.
Individual: Some cheddar she wanted; blue vein (?) she got.
Everyone: I don't work there anymore.
Chorus.
Individual: Oh, a lady came in for some dentures.
Everyone: Some dentures from the store.
Individual: Lowers she wanted; up her I got.
Everyone: I don't work there anymore.
Chorus.
Individual: Oh, a lady came in for a camel.
Everyone: A camel from the store.
Individual: A camel she wanted; a hump she got.
Everyone: I don't work there anymore.
Chorus.
Individual: Oh, a lady came in for a carpet.
Everyone: A carpet from the store.
Individual: A carpet she wanted; laid she got.
Everyone: I don't work there anymore.
Chorus.
Individual: Oh, a lady came in for a flag.
Everyone: A flag from the store.
Individual: A flag she wanted; my pole she got.
Everyone: I don't work there anymore.
I found on 12 March 2004 while at Dooley's in downtown Saint Louis that
"I Used to Work in Chicago" is sung most often as detailed above.
The leader of "I Used to Work in Chicago" was visiting Saint Louis from Chicago
this is the way it was done there though it seem very familiar to the St. Louis
area Hash people also. During the chorus anyone who wanted to do a verse would
put their cup over their head and he would pick who was to sing next.
. Thanks! John Patrick.