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I Used to Work in Chicago

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219: 38:, however versions of the song circulated "on the street" as early as 1938 according to the Digital Tradition Folk Music Database. Many of the lyrics are considered humorous because of the 161:
in the movie Jerry and Tom. "A woman came in for a house dress. I asked her what kind she wore. 'Jumper,' she said. Jump her I did and I don't work there anymore."
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during their live performances with the final lines, "Liquor she wanted / Lick her I did / I don't work there anymore."
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An Annotated Field Collection of Songs From the American College Student Oral Tradition
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The same (Liquor/Lick her) version is also sung by Dusty and Lefty, played by
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A variation of this song is also occasionally performed by
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The Three Bits Of Rhythm on Modern Records 118A from 1946
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World War II
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Benny Bell
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