by Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller / Richard Penniman
recorded 18 October 1964

Ah, Kansas city
Gonna get my baby back home, yeah, yeah
I’m going to Kansas City
Gonna get my baby back home, yeah, yeah
Well, it’s a long, long time since
My baby’s been gone

Ah, Kansas City
Gonna get my baby one time, a-yeah, yeah
I’m going to Kansas City
Get my baby one time, yeah, yeah
It’s just a-one, two, three, four
Five, six, seven, eight, nine

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, baby
Ooh, now, gall Well, gal
I said, yeah, now, pal Well, pal
Woah, now, tell me, baby
What’s been wrong with you, yeah

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, now, baby Hey, baby
ooh, I said, gal Well, gal
Well, now, now, pal Well, pal
Woah, tell me, baby
What’s been wrong with you?

Well, bye-bye Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
Ooh, so long So long, so long, so long
Bye-bye, baby, I’m gone Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
Oh, yeah, now, bye-bye, baby
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye, oh, yeah
I said, bye Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
So long So long, so long, so long
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
Yeah, now, bye-bye, baby
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye, bye-bye