The Night Chicago Died
(专辑: ...And Other Bits Of Material - 1974)
Daddy was a
cop on the
east side of Chicago Back in the
USA, back in the
bad old days In the
heat of a
summer night In the
land of the
dollar bill When the
town of Chicago died And they talk about it still When a
man named Al Capone Tried to make that town his own And he called his gang to war With the
forces of the
law I
heard my momma cry I
heard her pray the
night Chicago died Brother, what a
night it really was? Brother, what a
fight it really was? Glory be! I
heard my momma cry I
heard her pray the
night Chicago died Brother, what a
night the
people saw? Brother, what a
fight the
people saw? Yes, indeed And the
sound of the
battle rang Through the
streets of the
old East Side Till the
last of the
hoodlum gang Had surrendered up or died There was shouting in the
street And the
sound of running feet And I
asked someone who said "'Bout a
hundred cops are dead". I
heard my momma cry I
heard her pray the
night Chicago died Brother, what a
night it really was? Brother, what a
fight it really was? Glory be! I
heard my momma cry I
heard her pray the
night Chicago died Brother, what a
night the
people saw? Brother, what a
fight the
people saw? Yes, indeed Then there was no sound at all But the
clock upon the
wall Then the
door burst open wide And my daddy stepped inside And he kissed my momma's face And he brushed her tears away The
night Chicago died Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na The
night Chicago died Brother, what a
night the
people saw Brother, what a
fight the
people saw Yes, indeed The
night Chicago died Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na The
night Chicago died Brother, what a
night it really was Brother, what a
fight it really was Glory be! The
night Chicago died Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na The
night Chicago died Brother, what a
night the
people saw