Lyrics Tom T. Hall – Windy City Anne
Text:
Chicago gets along so well without me though I’d go to Indiana for a while
The wind comes off the lakes so cold it freezes Chicago didn’t try to make me smile
She told me that she was a Spanish gypsy
A black band round her neck to prove her race
But the dishes were all dirty at her place
I’d like to know and understand your people but I can’t meet ’em all you understand
All I really know about Chicago is what I learned from Windy City Anne
I guess she taught me some about Chicago
There were lines of discontent there in her face
For what she helped me know about Chicago I helped her do the dishes at her place
The sounds of old Chicago through the windows
I gathered up my thoughts to meet the day
I stayed and helped her dirty up the dishes rememberin’ I found them all that way
I’d like to know and understand…
The bus pulled out to Fort Wayne Indiana Chicago slowly faded out of sight
I suppose the people are just people it was just another Windy City night
I’d like to know and understand…
Now I learned a lot from Windy City Ann
Album
Tom T. Hall – Tom T. Hall - The Storyteller
