Paper Lace-The Night Chicago Died

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 mama 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 mama 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 mama 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 mama 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 ther 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 mama's face
And he brushed her tears away

The night Chicago died
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
Brother what a night the people saw
Brother what a fight the people saw
Yes indeed

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[Dennis Holland]

Nothing better than a Thompson submachinegun to settle misunderstandings, circa 1930.

[dearestgirl1]

This is my father's favourite song...

[ervinval]

back in the old days ,my old man spent entire salary for this single record , he says those were the days i agree

[2012Elysium]

Yeah, about twenty years in prison I believe!

[cokabearr]

You can get more with a kind word and a gun, then just a kind word.

[asdfg79660]

Her hair style is offensive to me, wow are you retarded? DING DING DING, the votes are in! And... You are! Congratulations! You will live the life of a slackjawed inbred monkey making a living by cleaning bus windows with your tongue!

[nzriot]

The only proble3m with this slideshowing is the momma crying part - her hair is all done perfect with blond application to the extended curling... Honestly, some of the parts - especially the historical police force photos, were well shown, but the 'momma crying part was almost insensitive... to the nature of the song.

[tommynotchelsea]

Even for a slide show, this is terrible. Good audio quality though.

[Jake Lemay]

loud i meant - LOUD, not load. You tube has advantages and disadvantages eh, like when you don't know how to edit.