Item 2: “I Used to Work in Chicago”
At this link: I Used to Work in Chicago
The second song I present was found on Yahoo! again. It is called “I Used to Work in Chicago.” It is typically sung at the bars with groups of people chiming in as they are getting drunk. It is also known to be sung by rugby players. The lyrics are humorous because of oblique sexual references. On Wikipedia it says that the earliest printed date for this song is March 1945 in the underground mimeographed song book Songs of the Century.
I used to work in Chicago
In a Department Store,
Behind the cafeteria
-a lady came in the door
She said she wanted an egg
I asked her what part would she like
(Yiddish accent) Yolk she vanted, yoke I told her
I’ll never work there anymore…