I got the surprise, the surprise of my life  I had to stop and stare  I saw a man dancing with his own wife  And you will never guess where    Chicago, Chicago  The toddlin' town, the toddlin' town  Chicago, Chicago  I'll see you around, I love it  Bet your bottom dollar you lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago  The town that Billy Sunday could not shut down    On State Street, that great street  I wish I could stay, I wish I could stay  They do things they don't do on Broadway, say  I had the time, the time of my life  I saw a man who danced with his wife  In Chicago, Chicago    Chicago, Chicago  Free and easy town, brassy, breezy town  Chicago, Chicago  Let me cool my heels right down at Marshall Field  Come and walk with me along the lake  To the great holler and hoot, all through the loop  Shout how now to Mrs. O'Leary's cow  No she-she, life is peachy    Chicago, we'll meet at the Pump Room, Ambassador East  To say the least, on shish kebab  And best of squad we will see, and yet please  Don't tell me sin is rampant and rife  Think of that man who danced with his wife    In Chicago, Chicago  I'm in this city, what a wonderful windy town