The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace

[ti:The Night Chicago Died] [ar:Paper Lace] [al:The Night Chicago Died] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace [00:18.48]Daddy was a cop on the east side of Chicago [00:21.95] [00:22.91]Back in the U S A back in the bad old days [00:26.47] [00:28.14]In the heat of a summer night [00:31.34] [00:32.69]In the land of the dollar bill [00:35.16] [00:37.29]When the town of Chicago died [00:40.81] [00:41.70]And they talk about it still [00:44.09]When a man named Al Capone [00:45.77] [00:46.28]Tried to make that town his own [00:48.48]And he called his gang to war [00:50.73]With the forces of the law [00:52.56]I heard my mama cry [00:54.82] [00:55.79]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [00:59.70] [01:02.30]Brother what a night it really was [01:04.45]Brother what a fight it really was [01:06.67]Glory be [01:08.46] [01:09.35]I heard my mama cry [01:11.72] [01:12.50]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [01:16.61] [01:18.96]Brother what a night the people saw [01:21.15]Brother what a fight the people saw [01:23.28]Yes indeed [01:25.57] [01:26.43]And the sound of the battle rang [01:30.31] [01:31.14]Through the streets of the old east side [01:34.24] [01:35.77]'Til the last of the hoodlum gang [01:39.26] [01:40.26]Had surrendered up or died [01:42.45]There was shouting in the street [01:44.21] [01:44.72]And the sound of running feet [01:46.96]And I asked someone who said [01:49.17]'Bout a hundred cops are dead [01:50.79]I heard my mama cry [01:53.46] [01:54.26]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [01:58.52] [02:00.45]Brother what a night it really was [02:02.80]Brother what a fight it really was [02:05.03]Glory be [02:07.74]I heard my mama cry [02:10.36] [02:11.22]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [02:15.09] [02:17.45]Brother what a night the people saw [02:19.60]Brother what a fight the people saw [02:21.78]Yes indeed [02:24.11] [02:24.75]And ther was no sound at all [02:28.71] [02:29.56]But the clock upon the wall [02:31.45] [02:34.07]Then the door burst open wide [02:35.81] [02:36.52]And my daddy stepped inside [02:38.63]And he kissed my mama's face [02:40.34] [02:40.87]And he brushed her tears away [02:42.51]The night Chicago died [02:46.02]Na-na na na-na-na na-na-na-na-na [02:49.39]The night Chicago died [02:52.33]Brother what a night the people saw [02:54.45]Brother what a fight the people saw [02:56.56]Yes indeed [02:59.39]The night Chicago died [03:02.29] [03:02.86]Na-na na na-na-na na-na-na-na-na [03:06.27]The night Chicago died [03:09.02]Brother what a night it really was [03:10.73] [03:11.25]Brother what a fight it really was [03:13.42]Glory be [03:15.59] [03:16.14]The night Chicago died