I just blew in from the windy city
The windy city is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got
No sirree
They've got shacks up to seven stories
Never see any morning glories
But a step from our doorway
We got 'em for free
They've got those minstrel shows
Purty ladies in the big chapeaus
Private lawns, public parks
For the sake of civic virtue
They've got fountains there that squirt you
I just blew in from the windy city
The windy city is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got
I'm tellin' ya, boys
We got more life in Deadwood City
Than in all of Illinois
On the street was a dancin' feller
All dressed up in a suit of yeller
Aand the dance that he did there
Went somethin' like this
You should-a seen me a-winder shoppin'
A-winder shoppin' with eyes a-poppin'
At the sights that you see there, yes sirree
Press a bell and a moment later
Up you go in an elevator
Just as fast as a polecat a-climbin' a tree
I heard claim hundreds came
To a thing they call a baseball game
Cigar stores, revolving doors
Men wear sideburns and they oughter
'Cause a haircut costs a quarter
I just blew in from the windy city
The windy city is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got
I'm tellin' ya, boys
I ain't a-swappin' half of Deadwood
For the whole of Illinois