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 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 they ve got new inventions coming stead of outdoor indoor plumbing  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