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“Saturday In The Park” is one of the most popular songs on Chicago V. Keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm was having trouble coming up with a song, so he went to Central Park and returned with the song. The things the narrator sees in the song may be what Lamm actually saw, or he may be giving generaliza...
[Verse 1: Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, Both]
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
[Chorus: Robert Lamm (Peter Cetera)]
Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari
Can you dig it? (Yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday
[Verse 2: Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, Both (Background)]
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
[Chorus: Robert Lamm (Peter Cetera)]
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
[Bridge: Both]
Slow motion riders fly the colours of the day
A bronze man still can tell stories his own way
Listen children, all is not lost
All is not lost, oh no, no
[Verse 3: Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, Both]
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July (Yes it is)
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
People reaching, people touching
A real celebration
Waiting for us all
[Chorus: Robert Lamm (Peter Cetera)]
If you 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
Saturday in the Park was written by Robert Lamm.
Saturday in the Park was produced by James William Guercio.
Chicago released Saturday in the Park on Thu Jul 13 1972.
In a March 2017 interview with SongwriterUniverse, when asked if he wrote the piano part first, Robert Lamm answered:
Well you know, I didn’t write it…I just found it. As most songwriters do, they just sit down and start playing, and it’s that old process of thinking, “I wonder what would happen if...
Italian, Portuguese, Dutch / Yugoslavian versions
Spanish, Angolan, Japanese versions
Yes, “Saturday in the Park” was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 9th, 1972.