The Pizza That Ate Chicago
Tom Paxton
[Verse 1] One morning in Chicago where the wind comes off the lake A slow and sleepy pizza man had a pizza pie to bake He gathered his ingredients he quickly rolled his dough He twirled it and he tossed it holy cow where did it go [Verse 2] The dough flew out the window and went flying down the street And as it flew it grew and grew this wheel of whirling wheat This spinning mass of flour acting like a hurricane It kept on growing larger ’till it finally became [Chorus] The giant pizza (triple cheese) The giant pizza (extra sausage) The giant pizza (no anchovies) That ate Chicago [Verse 3] The cheeses of Chicago all went flying off the shelves They joined the giant pizza ’cause they could not help themselves Tomatoes from the farm stands all discovered they could fly And they all went plop atop the giant pizza in the sky [Chorus] The giant pizza (triple cheese) The giant pizza (extra sausage) The giant pizza (no anchovies) That ate Chicago [Verse 4] The pizza cast a shadow that was miles and miles wide The smell of pepperoni kept the citizens inside The spinning crust descended ’till as everybody feared With a tell-tale whiff of garlic all Chicago disappeared [Chorus] The giant pizza (triple cheese) The giant pizza (extra sausage) The giant pizza (no anchovies) That ate Chicago [Verse 5] Now when you order pizza and you start to salivate Just think of poor Chicago and its sad and tragic fate When your guy spins his pizza and he twirls it in the air If it comes back then you’re cool but if it doesn’t then beware [Chorus] The giant pizza (triple cheese) The giant pizza (extra sausage) The giant pizza (no anchovies) That ate Chicago [Chorus] The giant pizza (triple cheese) The giant pizza (extra sausage) The giant pizza (no anchovies) That ate Chicago