[Verse]
I left my homeland, bound for the USA
And to Chicago, Illinois, it was there I made my way,
I had some cousins there I'd never seen or known beside,
But then me mother said I should look them up sometime before she died.

There was Lucy Brown and me cousin Seán,
Who had lost his legs in battle in the war in Vietnam,
And there was Uncle Jim, a fireman bold,
Who was retired with great distinction for his bravery, I was told

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Do, do, do, do...,
Chicago, Chicago. (Chicago.)

[Verse]
It was John's birthday, so we went to town that night,
And in a barroom in Chicago, we got caught in a fight,
They picked my cousin John, a brave but crippled man,
Who fought nobly for his country in the war in Vietnam.

Well, I saw red just then, so I let fly,
But lucky it was for me, there were some Irish lads close by,
When they joined in the fight, we could not fail,
We got justice and satisfaction, but we landed into jail.

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Chicago, Chicago. (Chicago.)

[Verse]
And I never was so happy as I was out in Chicago,
With the family and the friends I found so true,
And if ever I go back, I'll be a fireman in that city,
And carry on the tradition that poor Seán could never do.

Goodbye Chicago, (Goodbye Chicago), for I can no longer stay,
For I'm illegal in America, I must leave my home today,
I'm being deported, lads I'm on my way to Galway Bay
But I leave my friends in family, now there's nothing more to say.

Well that's alright, me boys, what's done is done,
But I wouldn't change the way things went for it's justice we have won,
And in the twist of fate, I'll be back once more,
And just put my life together, lads, just like I did before.

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Chicago, Chicago,
Chicago, Chicago.