Call and response
Chorus, all:
I used to work in Chicago , in an old department store
I used to work in Chicago , but I don’t work there anymore
Call: A woman came in for some velvet
Response: Some velvet from the store?
Call: Velvet she wanted, felt she got!
Response: Oh, I don’t work there anymore!
Chorus
Alternative call and response verses:
A computer she wanted, my wang she got.
A computer she wanted, my hard drive she got.
Some pork she wanted, my white meat she got.
Help she wanted, my AIDS she got.
A translator she wanted, my cunning-linguist she got.
A board she wanted, nailed she got.
A nail she wanted, a screw she got.
Carpet she wanted, shag she got.
A fishing rod she wanted, my pole she got.
Jewellery she wanted, a pearl necklace she got.
Camels she wanted, humped she got.
A KitKat she wanted, four fingers she got.
A KitKat she wanted, my Chunky she got.
A screen door she wanted, slammed she got.
A screen door she wanted, the back door she got.
Paper she wanted, a ream she got.
A good deal she wanted, fucked she got.
A cucumber she wanted, my pickle she got.
A ruler she wanted, 12 inches she got.
A pizza she wanted, a backdoor delivery she got.
A hammer she wanted, nailed she got.
A horse she wanted, donkey punched she got.
An application she wanted, filled out she got.
A helicopter she wanted my chopper she got.
