PAPER LACE- " THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED "

WENT TO # 1 IN 1974. LYRICS: 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
Against 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
'Til 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 up on the wall
Then the door burst open wide
And my daddy stepped inside
And he kissed my momma's face
Then brushed her tears away

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

The night Chicago died
The night Chicago died
Brother, what a night it really was
Brother, what a fight it really was
Glory be

The night Chicago died
The night Chicago died

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[MyPinkRainbow]

brings back the memories gosh i so miss the old days , remember listening to this on wixy 1260 until the album came out , wow thanks for posting , i feel so meloncoly .... wishing for the old days when life was so fun and simple..

[rwells47]

@MyPinkRainbow - you're welcome!

[Broblem12]

Yes a great song and catchy as hell. The end of grade school and the start of middle school. Thanks!

[rwells47]

@Broblem12 - you're welcome!

[paperlaceband]

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[rwells47]

@paperlaceband- thanks for stopping by! I love your music!  Ron

[rwells47]

@paulhamerton- this song certainly DID reach the #1 spot on the U.S. Billboard charts on July, 1974! I guess it didn't get quite that high in the United Kingdom! Ron

[conniebky3]

Guess what?????? I passed a test in high school cuz I knew the lyrics to this song. true story !

[matureamericanable]

@conniebky3 The song itself is loosely based on a true story - VERY loosely based. It didn't even happen in Chicago but in the Chicago suburb of Cicero. Cook County police were forced to take action when the Capone mob tried to hijack an election through a brutal campaign of voter intimidation. And as for the 100 dead cops - never happened. As far as I know the only person killed on EITHER side was Al Capone's brother Frank.

[Suva1987]

Like this song too. One of the few Eurpeans that made it in the US. They were also very popular over here in Germany

[brnoamik]

@Gdogg2448 who give a shit gdogg.

[RtlSnJk11]

U know,Chicago is called the 'WINDY" city not because of the fuckin wind blowin thru that hell hole but because of the fuckin politics that linger like the plague...

[Gdogg2448]

Summer of '74 Cape Cod, MA 12 years old! Lovin it!!!

[valacsino]

super congratulations