Tom Paxton – The Pizza That Ate Chicago (Guitar)

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One morning in Chicago where the wind comes off the lake

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A slow and sleepy pizza man had a pizza pie to bake

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He gathered his ingredients, he quickly rolled his dough

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He twirled it and he tossed it, holy cow, where did it go

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The dough flew out the window and went flying down the street

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And as it flew, it grew and grew this wheel of whirling wheat

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This spinning mass of flour acting like a hurricane

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It kept on growing larger ‘till it finally became

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The giant pizza (triple cheese)

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The giant pizza (extra sausage)

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The giant pizza (no anchovies)

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That ate Chicago

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The cheeses of Chicago all went flying off the shelves

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They joined the giant pizza ‘cause they could not help themselves

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Tomatoes from the farm stands all discovered they could fly

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And they all went plop, atop the giant pizza in the sky

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The giant pizza (triple cheese)

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The giant pizza (extra sausage)

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The giant pizza (no anchovies)

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That ate Chicago

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The pizza cast a shadow that was miles and miles wide

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The smell of pepperoni kept the citizens inside

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The spinning crust descended ‘till as everybody feared

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With a tell-tale whiff of garlic, all Chicago disappeared

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The giant pizza (triple cheese)

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The giant pizza (extra sausage)

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The giant pizza (no anchovies)

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That ate Chicago

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Now when you order pizza and you start to salivate

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Just think of poor Chicago and its sad and tragic fate

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When your guy spins his pizza and he twirls it in the air

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If it comes back then you’re cool, but if it doesn’t then beware

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The giant pizza (triple cheese)

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The giant pizza (extra sausage)

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The giant pizza (no anchovies)

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That ate Chicago

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The giant pizza (triple cheese)

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The giant pizza (extra sausage)

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The giant pizza (no anchovies)

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That ate Chicago