Lyrics - The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace

Daddy was a cop on the east side of
Chicago
Back in the
USAback 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.
Brotherwhat a night it really was
Brotherwhat a fight it really was.
Glory be.
I heard my
Mama cry
I heard her pray the night
Chicago died.
Brotherwhat a night the people saw
Brotherwhat a fight the people saw.
Yesindeed
And the sound of the battle rang
Trough 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
Mama cry. . .
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
Brotherwhat a night it really was
Brotherwhat a fight it really was
Glory be.

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