Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July

People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing Italian songs

Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari
Can you dig it? (Yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday

Another day in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
Another day in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July

People talking, really smiling
A man playing guitar (play the song)
(Play the song, play on)
And singing for us all

Will you help him change the world?
Can you dig it? (Yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For today

Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day
A bronze man still can tell stories his own way
Listen children all is not lost, all is not lost, no, no, no

Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July

People reaching, people touching
A real celebration
Waiting for us all (waiting for us all)
If we want it, really want it
Can you dig it? (Yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For the day, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ooh-hoo
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm


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Saturday in the Park Lyrics as written by Robert William Lamm

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  • +2
    General Comment

    When I hear "I think it was the fourth of July," I think of a drug reference.

    1. Fourth of July = fireworks = tripping
    2. He thinks it was the fourth of July? How would he not know unless he was on drugs.
    pizzatruckon June 02, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    I think some lyrics are missing.

    drewzer15on March 18, 2012   Link
  • +2
    Lyric Correction

    Some lyrics are definitely missing. After "A man selling ice-cream," there should be "Singing Italian songs," followed by some nonsense Chicago thought was Italian-sounding (let's give them the benefit of the doubt, and call it "scat.") Also, it's "Another day" halfway through, not "Saturday."

    MinuteWalton July 04, 2012   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    This is a song about struggling with life and how to live it in the best way, and then suddenly hitting a break at some point and having a sense a peace just wash over you. Yes, it could be while taking a break to go out into a park for awhile and just seeing the people, the life, as it goes by.. coming back to earth for a bit, realizing that you have a lot of what you need already intact... you'll always be growing but for right now, in the moment, you are in the moment and you like being there... as you remember being many times in the past.. before all this 'struggling. It has a couple of layers to it involving protest and activism and so forth.. but I am just taking where I typically see it, at the high level. Of course it is Chicago, so the music itself is pretty much paradise on earth. The world would really suck if there was no Chicago...

    caucasianon January 08, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    You all might be interested in this link, which is about the song:

    beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Chicken-Soup-For-The-Soul/2009/12/Saturday-in-the-Park.aspx

    This was the first Chicago song I ever heard. It was the summer of 1972 and I was eight years old. It wasn't until several years later that I knew that Chicago had hits long before Saturday In the Park!!

    alliematton April 22, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    "Can ya dig it? Yes I can.;)

    Thia007on December 05, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    From who I am and what I have seen... On a Saturday? Freedom love wins

    Angela Justiceon July 04, 2015   Link
  • +1
    My Opinion

    It's about a guy who takes drugs every Saturday and goes on an acid trip!

    TheGraduateon June 13, 2017   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    It could possibly be about drugs or spending a Saturday in a park on the 4th of July!

    TheGraduateon June 27, 2017   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Quite possibly Chicago's 2nd best song of all time!

    TheGraduateon June 27, 2017   Link

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