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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...
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In the heat of the summer night, in the land of the dollar bill.
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When the town of Chicago died, and they talk about it still.
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When a man named Al Capone, tried to make that town his own,
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and he called his gang to war, with the forces of the law.
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I heard my mama cry, I heard her pray the night Chicago died.
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brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was.
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glory be. I heard my mama cry, I heard her pray the night Chicago died.
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Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people saw.
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Yes indeed.
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And the sound of the battle rang, through the streets of the old east side.
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Till the last of the hoodlem gang, had surrendered up or died.
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There was shouting in the street, and the sound of running feet,
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and I asked someone who said, about a hundered cops are dead.
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I heard my mama cry, I heard her pray the night Chicago died.
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Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was.
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glory be. I heard my mama cry, I heard her pray the night Chicago died.
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Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people saw.
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Yes indeed.
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Then there was no sound at all, but the clock up on the wall.
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Then the door burst open wide, and my daddy stepped inside,
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and he kissed my mama's face, and he brushed her tears away,
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the night Chicago died. the night Chicago died.
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Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people saw.
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Yes indeed. The night Chicago died. the night Chicago died.
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Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was.
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glory be. The night Chicago died. The night Chicago died.
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Brother what a night the people saw.
