Who's that comin' down the thoroughfare The sunshine flashin' on his reins
Bowin' left and right and here and there That's Chester the Trombone King
He gets his shirts straight from Paris Cigarettes from the Nile
He talks like a highbrow But he plays Chicago style
He gets his shoes made in London And they're real crocodile
But he plays trombone Chicago style
And he sometimes plays sweet But sweet or hot he's always got that real gut bucket beat
He's got a neat Latin mustache And the girls love his smile
But he plays trombone Chicago style
A trombone made in New York Played in Chicago style
Chicago style
Chicago style
He gets his neckties from Naples And his socks from Argyle
He speaks Oxford English But he plays Chicago style
He wears a stick pin from Rio You can see for a mile
But he plays trombone Chicago style
And he sometimes plays sweet But sweet or hot he's always got that real gut bucket beat
He likes New York for the opera And gets two on the aisle
But he plays trombone Chicago style
A trombone made in Munich Played in Chicago style
Yes sir!
Hey hey! A trombone played Chicago style