Oh baby don't you want to go
Oh baby don't you want to go
Back to the land of california
To my sweet home chicago
Oh baby don't you want to go
Oh baby don't you want to go
Back to the land of california
To my sweet home chicago
Now one and one is two
Two and two is four
I'm heavy loaded baby
I'm booked I gotta go
Cryin baby
Honey don't you want to go
Back to the land of california
To my sweet home chicago
Now two and two is four
Four and two is six
You gonna keep monkeyin round here friend-boy
You gonna get your business all in a trick
But I'm cryin baby
Honey don't you wanna go
Back to the land of California
To my sweet home chicago
Now six and two is eight
Eight and two is ten
Friend-boy she trick you one time
She sure gonna do it again
But I'm cryin hey hey
Baby don't you want to go
Back to the land of california
To my sweet home chicago
I'm goin to california
From there to Des Moines Iowa
Somebody will tell me that you
Need my help someday
Cryin hey hey
Baby don't you want to go
Back to the land of california
To my sweet home chicago