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Chicago (i/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in the US state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. The city has around 2.7 million residents. Its metropolitan area, sometimes called "Chicagoland", is the third largest in the United States, with an estimated 9.8 million people. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, though a small portion also extends into DuPage County.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. Today, Chicago is listed as an alpha+ global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranks seventh in the world on the 2012 Global Cities Index. The city retains its status as an international hub for finance, industry, telecommunications and infrastructure, with O'Hare International Airport being the second busiest airport in the world in terms of traffic movements. In 2008[update], the city hosted 45.6 million domestic and overseas visitors. Among metropolitan areas, Chicago has the 4th largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the world, ranking just behind Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles. Chicago is one of the most important Worldwide Centers of Commerce and trade.
Hang up the chick habit;
Hang it up, daddie;
Or you'll be alone in a quick;
Hang up the chick habit;
Hang it up, daddie;
Or you'll never get another fix;
I'm telling you it's not a trick;
Pay attention, don't be thick;
Or you're liable to get licked;
You're gonna see the reason why;
When they're spitting in your eye;
They'll be spitting in your eye;
Hang up the chick habit;
Hang it up, daddie;
A girl's not a tonic or a pill;
Hang up the chick habit;
Hang it up, daddie;
You're just jonesing for a spill;
Oh, how your bubble's gonna burst;
When you meet another nurse;
She'll be driving in a hearse;
You're gonna need a heap of glue;
When they all catch up with you;
And they cut you up in two;
Now your ears are ringing;
The birds have stopped their singing;
Everything is turning grey;
No candy in your till;
No cutie left to thrill;
You're alone on a tuesday;
Hang up the chick habit;
Hang it up, daddie;
Or you'll be alone in a quick;
Hang up the chick habit;
Hang it up, daddie;
Or you'll never get another fix;
I'm telling you it's not a trick;
Pay attention, don't be thick;
Or you're liable to get licked;
You're gonna see the reason why;
When they're spitting in your eye;
They'll be spitting in your eye;