When I'm in New York City I never sleep a wink When I'm in New York City I never get to sleep a wink But when I cross that river All I want to do is drink Well I have been to Chicago They said it was the promised land You know I've been to Chicago They said it was the promised land When I arrived as a child Promised that I'd leave a man Well Phoenix, Arizona Memphis, Tennessee Southern California Washington DC I gotta go A whole world to see Oh yeah So pack your bags up baby Come along and ride with me Aah come on ♪ I'm gonna get to Kansas City And make my way to 12th and Vine I'm gonna get to Kansas City And make my way to 12th and Vine Yes I am Where all the girls are pretty But I already made one mine Well Amarillo Texas Is just around the bend Off to Albuquerque On the road that never ends I gotta go A whole world to see Oh yeah So pack your bags up baby Come along and ride with me ♪ The night down in the quarter That ended in a fight Someone got their ass kicked No matter who was right I gotta go A whole world to see Woah yeah So pack your bags up baby Come along and ride with me So pack your bags up baby Come along and ride with me So pack your bags up baby Come along and ride with me Oh yeah Oh yeah (Oh yeah) Alright (Alright) Ahaha Oh yeah Oh yeah (Oh yeah) Alright (Alright) Ahaha Oh yeah Oh yeah (Oh yeah) Alright (Alright) Ahaha Oh yeah Oh yeah (Oh yeah) Alright (Alright) Ahaha