Escrita por Van Morrison, foi gravada em entre o outono de 1976 e o começo do inverno de 1977 e lancada no disco A period of transition, o nono da carreira de Morrison, em abril de 1977. Foi produzida por ele mesmo. Sairia depois em compacto, com Joyous sound como Lado B. Van Morrison cantou, Ollie. Brown tocou bateria Marlo Henderson tocou guitarra, Jerry Jumonville tocou sax alto, Reggie McBride tocou baixo, Joel Peskin tocou sax barítono, Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) tocou piano, Mark Underwood tocou trompete e Carlena Williams, Paulette Parker, Candy Nash e Toni McVey fizeram backing vocals.
A letra:
[Chorus
(Choir singing):]
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas
City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me
do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way
to Kansas City? (Do you know the way to Kansas City?)
Excuse me do
you know the way to Kansas City? (Do you know the way to Kansas
City?)
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City? (Do you know
the way to Kansas City?)
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas
City? (Do you know the way to Kansas City?)
Excuse me do you know
the way to Kansas City? (Do you know the way to Kansas City)?
[Van
singing:]
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse
me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the
way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas
City?
Train down to St. Louis in Missouri
Over to the city
there, you know that one
Where the farmer's daughter digs the
farmer's son
Dig your Charlie Parker
Basie and
Young
Witherspoon and Jay McShann
They will
come
Oooowoooowoooo
[Chorus (Van and choir in
background):]
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas
City?
Excuse me do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me
do you know the way to Kansas City?
Excuse me do you know the way
to Kansas City?
Lady Liberty in waiting
You know she lights
the way
Her name is Billie, she's a Holiday
And the city is
eternal -- hey, can't you see?
It's inside of you and it's inside
of me
Oooowoooowoooo
[Chorus (Van and choir in
background):]
You know, you know the way to Kansas City?
You
know, you know the way to Kansas City?
You know, you know the way
to Kansas City?
You know, you know the way to Kansas City ?
You
know...the way to Kansas City
You know...the way to Kansas
City
Wild Thing
You know the way to Kansas City [Choir
only]
Thank you Man [Van]
You know the way to Kansas
City
Sing it [Van]
You know the way to Kansas City [Van
and choir]
Hit it [Van]
You know...the way to Kansas
City
You know...the way to Kansas City
You know...the way to
Kansas City
You know...the way to Kansas City
Baby can't you
sing it one time [Van]
[Choir:]
You know the
way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the
way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the
way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
You know the
way to Kansas City
You know the way to Kansas City
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