The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace

[ti:The Night Chicago Died] [ar:Paper Lace] [al:70's Pop - 20 Of The Best] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace [00:20.02]Daddy was a cop on the east side of Chicago [00:23.49] [00:24.20]Back in the U S A back in the bad old days [00:27.93] [00:29.54]In the heat of a summer night [00:33.18] [00:34.15]In the land of the dollar bill [00:36.58] [00:38.79]When the town of Chicago died [00:42.15] [00:43.17]And they talk about it still [00:44.99] [00:45.53]When a man named Al Capone [00:47.78]Tried to make that town his own [00:50.05]And he called his gang to war [00:51.66] [00:52.17]With the forces of the law [00:54.04]I heard my mama cry [00:56.38] [00:57.19]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [01:01.31] [01:03.66]Brother what a night it really was [01:05.89]Brother what a fight it really was [01:07.52] [01:08.08]Glory be [01:10.62]I heard my mama cry [01:13.95]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [01:18.43] [01:20.15]Brother what a night the people saw [01:22.43]Brother what a fight the people saw [01:24.20] [01:24.94]Yes indeed [01:27.07] [01:27.98]And the sound of the battle rang [01:31.53] [01:32.64]Through the streets of the old east side [01:35.26] [01:37.06]'Til the last of the hoodlum gang [01:40.73] [01:41.66]Had surrendered up or died [01:43.76]There was shouting in the street [01:45.45] [01:46.08]And the sound of running feet [01:47.81] [01:48.44]And I asked someone who said [01:49.90] [01:50.62]'Bout a hundred cops are dead [01:52.39]I heard my mama cry [01:55.66]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [02:00.15] [02:02.19]Brother what a night it really was [02:04.25]Brother what a fight it really was [02:06.44]Glory be [02:09.15]I heard my mama cry [02:12.47]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [02:17.58] [02:18.77]Brother what a night the people saw [02:20.34] [02:21.05]Brother what a fight the people saw [02:22.61] [02:23.21]Yes indeed [02:25.78] [02:26.44]And ther was no sound at all [02:30.08] [02:30.94]But the clock upon the wall [02:33.32] [02:35.51]Then the door burst open wide [02:37.75]And my daddy stepped inside [02:39.96]And he kissed my mama's face [02:42.29]And he brushed her tears away [02:44.01]The night Chicago died [02:47.29]Na-na na na-na-na na-na-na-na-na [02:50.88]The night Chicago died [02:53.77]Brother what a night the people saw [02:55.76]Brother what a fight the people saw [02:57.42] [02:58.04]Yes indeed [03:00.65]The night Chicago died [03:03.95] [03:07.52]The night Chicago died [03:10.06] [03:10.58]Brother what a night it really was [03:12.49]Brother what a fight it really was [03:14.60]Glory be [03:17.40]The night Chicago died