Sweet Home Chicago
Peter Green Lyrics


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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

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Peter Green Splinter Group's song Sweet Home Chicago are about a person who is urging their loved one to go back to their hometown of Chicago with them. The person is nostalgic about their sweet home in Chicago and is feeling homesick for the city. The chorus repeats the same line twice, emphasizing the desire to go back to the land of California, which was perhaps where the person and their loved one were staying at the time. The verse talks about numbers, possibly suggesting that the person is calculating something important and needs to leave urgently. The phrase "cryin' baby" throughout the song implies the urgency of the situation and the need to make a quick decision to return home.


The song is about someone who wants to leave their current place and return home. The singer wants to go back to Chicago, where they have fond memories and people they care for. The song highlights themes of nostalgia, homesickness, and urgency, with the singer urging their loved one to make a decision to leave with them. The title of the song is a reference to Chicago, a city that is known for its deeply rooted musical legacy, particularly in the blues genre.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh baby don't you want to go
Hey, my baby, you wanna go somewhere else?


Oh baby don't you want to go
Why don't you wanna come with me?


Back to the land of California
I want to go back to California.


To my sweet home Chicago
Chicago is my home and it's sweet.


Now one and one is two
The sum of one and one is two.


Two and two is four
When you add two and two, you get four.


I'm heavy loaded baby
I'm carrying a lot of stuff, baby.


I'm booked I gotta go
I have a lot of things to do and I must leave.


Cryin' baby
I'm crying, baby.


Honey don't you want to go
My dear, don't you want to leave this place?


Now two and two is four
The sum of two and two is four.


Four and two is six
When you add four and two, you get six.


You gonna keep monkeyin' round here friend-boy
If you keep messing around, friend, you're gonna get in trouble.


You gonna get your business all in a trick
You're gonna mess up your business.


But I'm cryin' baby
But I'm still crying, baby.


Honey don't you wanna go
Wouldn't you like to leave this place now?


Now six and two is eight
The sum of six and two is eight.


Eight and two is ten
When you add eight and two, you get ten.


Friend-boy she trick you one time
You've been tricked once, my friend.


She sure gonna do it again
She's likely to do it again.


But I'm cryin' hey hey
But I'm still crying, hey hey.


Baby don't you want to go
Don't you want to leave now, baby?


I'm goin' to California
I'm headed to California.


From there to Des Moines Iowa
And then I'm going to Des Moines, Iowa.


Somebody will tell me that you
Someone will let me know if you need my help.


Need my help someday
In case you ever need my help.


Cryin hey hey
Still crying, hey hey.


Baby don't you want to go
Baby, come with me and let's leave.


Back to the land of California
Let's go back to California, where I feel at home.


To my sweet home Chicago
Chicago is my home, my sweet home.




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Written by: Taj Mahal

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