Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1952 here it is sung by Wilbert Harrison in 1959
Goin’ to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come Goin’ to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come They got some crazy little women there And I’m gonna get me one
Gonna be standin’ on the corner Twelfth Street and Vine Gonna be standin’ on the corner Twelfth Street and Vine With my Kansas City baby And a bottle of Kansas City wine
Well, I might take the train I might take a plane But if I have to walk I’m goin’ just the same
Goin’ to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come They got some crazy little women there And I’m gonna get me one
Ah, but you know Yeah, must die
Ah, yeah Now, if I stay with that woman I know I’m gonna die Gotta find a brand new baby That’s the reason why
Goin’ to Kansas City Kansas City, here I come They got some crazy little women there And I’m gonna get me one They got some crazy little women there And I’m gonna get me one They got some crazy little women there And I’m gonna get me one