The Night Chicago Died

The Night Chicago Died

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Daddy was a cop On the east side of Chicago Back in the U S A 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 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
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 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

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[Becky Storrs]

70's RULE!!!!!!

[Becky Storrs]

PAPER LACE!!!!!!!!

[BigDickWasHere]

The Night Chicago Died

[Brian Monosso]

I come from a mafia family and thank god I didn;t get involved

[ReverendFission]

Usually songs are named after a lyric contained in the song. Such is the case with this one. What would you have named the song? The ballad of Al Capone and My Daddy?

[PlaYah1979]

Ummmm why?????? That may be the dumbest thing i ever heard...

[peterr78405]

i first heard this song on the back of 2.5 ton truck (army) or duece and a half in army terms, coming from a boy scout jamboree in Kirch Goens Germany with the boy scouts. This another soldier was playing it on his transitor radio. (remember those). i like the song since and still do.

[flar28]

you mean you hate it when they name the song after words they sing? lol what would you have named it? Gangs in chicago?

[Heather Hebbs]

anybody else get the chills from the intro to this song?

[pianocry3835]

fuckin hate when they sing the title of the song

[Kevin Norris]

Awesome....I was 12 when this came out!