Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Train down to St. Louis Get me there alright Over to the city there, you know that one Where the farmers daughter digs the farmers son Dig your Charlie Parker Basie and Young Witherspoon and Jay McShann They will come Ooh, woo, woo Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Excuse me, do you know the way to Kansas city? Lady liberty in waiting You know, she lights the way Her name is Billie, she's a holiday And the city is eternal, hey, can't you see? It's inside of you and it's inside of me Ooh, woo, woo You know, you know the way to Kansas city? You know, you know the way to Kansas city? You know, you know the way to Kansas city? You know, you know the way to Kansas city? You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city Wild thing You know the way to Kansas city Thank you man You know the way to Kansas city Sing it You know the way to Kansas city Hit it You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city You know You know the way to Kansas city Way to Kansas city, one time You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city You know the way to Kansas city

I listen to you time and time again While you tell me just what's right And you tell me a thousand things a day Then sleep somewhere's else in the night I'm going back to Kansas City And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song I'm going back to Kansas City And you called me to come, then I do Then you say you've made some mistake You invite me into your house Then you say gotta to pay for what you break Going back to Kansas City And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song I'm going back to Kansas City Gypsy woman, you know every place I go Even a thousand miles away from home And you don't care if I'm asleep or I'm awake This fickle heart just turned to stone Going back to Kansas City And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song I'm going back to Kansas City And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song And I love you dear, but just how long Can I keep singing the same old song I'm going back to Kansas City

A cricket's chirping in a far away place A summer breeze blowing (blowing) Love in your face With the moon, it's all sad it sounds And the hopes that the morning won't come So I say it This is the place (yes, this is the place) Of you love And that's the scene Must be the place for pure love This is the place (yeah, this is the place) Of sure love And you and me Throwing pennies in the pond Close your eyes and wish upon one It's a quiet and a deserted place Act like vanilla for a lover's case And I wanna sing it for all of you This is the place (hey baby) For pure love And it's the scene Must be a place for pure love This is the place (yeah, this is the place) For sure love And you and me Fireflies Light the sky The twinkle of love Shines in your eyes The bright bees just glaze in the dark Don't turn your head 'Cause you're breaking my heart And I wanna sing it for you, you, you This is the place (yeah, this is the place) Of pure love And it's the scene Must be a place for pure love This is the place (yes, this is the place) Of sure love And you and me (hey baby) This is our place (hey baby) This is our place (this little place for love) Oooh (Got to be a place for pure love) This is our place This is our place (if I said it so) Oooh (Oh this little morning won't come) This is our place (hey baby) This is our place (I planned for, this is our-) Oooh (I'll take your hand 'cause you're breaking my heart) (You got me on my knees singing, oh baby) This is our place (oh baby) This is our place (oh baby) Oooh (Please don't take your hand, baby) (Oh baby) This our our place (oh baby) This our our place Oooh

I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME, I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME. THEY GOT SOME CRAZY LITTLE WOMEN THERE, I'M GONNA GET ME ONE. I'M GONNA BE STANDIN' ON THE CORNER, 12TH STREET AND WINE, I'M GONNA BE STANDIN' ON THE CORNER, 12TH STREET AND WINE. WITH MY KANSAS CITY BABY, A BOTTLE OF KANSAS CITY WINE. HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey, hey) AH, HEY NOW, BABY, (hey, baby) OOH, GAL, (ooh, gal) YEAH, PAL, (well, pal) TELL ME, BABY, WHAT'S BEEN WRONG WITH YOU? OH YEAH! WELL, I MIGHT TAKE A TRAIN, I MIGHT TAKE A PLANE, BUT IF I HAVE TO WALK, YOU KNOW, I'M GOIN' JUST THE SAME. I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME. THEY GOT SOME CRAZY LITTLE LOVIN' THERE, I'M GONNA GET ME ONE. WHOA! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! WELL, I MIGHT TAKE A TRAIN, I MIGHT TAKE A PLANE, BUT IF I HAVE TO GO ON MY BACK, I'M GOIN' JUST THE SAME. GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME. I'M COMING HOME, BABE! YOU GOT SOME PRETTY LITTLE LOVERS THERE, I'M GONNA GET ME ONE. WHOA! YEAH! YEAH! OH! WELL, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey, hey) OH, HEY, BABY, (hey, baby) OOH, PAL, (hey, pal) WELL, NOW, (well, now) TELL ME, BABY, WHAT'S BEEN WRONG WITH YOU? WELL, I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME, I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, HERE I COME. THEY GOT SOME PRETTY LITTLE WOMEN THERE, I'M GONNA GET ME ONE. WELL, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey, hey) HEY NOW, BABY, (hey, baby) HEY, GAL, (hey, gal) OOH-OOH, (hey, pal) HEY NOW, BABY, WHAT'S BEEN WRONG WITH YOU? HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey, hey) HEY NOW, BABY, (hey, baby) OH, HEY NOW, GAL, (hey, gal) OH, HEY NOW, PAL, (hey, pal) YES, I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, HONEY, OOH, I'M GONNA GET ME ONE.

Its a blindfold kick back type of a game Callled the Kansas City Shuffle Whereas you look left and they fall right Into the Kansas City Shuffle Its a they-think you-think you don't know Type of Kansas City hustle Where you take your time Wait your turn And hang them up, and out to dry (Indistinct voice) Its a shakedown switch arrive in town Type of Kansas City Shuffle Gotta' make both sides and let it ride On the Kansas City Shuffle Now the tables turned the lessons learned You've gotta earn yourself some trouble Revenge like this, never sweet- You've got yourself a long ride home

I was born by the river in a little tent Oh, and just like the river I've been running ever since It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gon' come, oh yes it will It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die 'Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gon' come, oh yes it will I go to the movie and I go down town Somebody keep telling me don't hang around It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gon' come, oh yes it will Then I go to my brother And I say, Brother, help me please But he winds up knockin' me Back down on my knees There been times that I thought, I couldn't last for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gon' come, oh yes it will Say I know that a chance is gonna come one day I know change gonna come I know, I know, I know Still I know a change gonna come Yes it'll Yes it'll Yes it'll