The Night Chicago Died-InstaHit Crew

[ti:The Night Chicago Died] [ar:InstaHit Crew] [al:Rockin' out with Hot Jams, Vol. 67] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Night Chicago Died - InstaHit Crew [00:20.14]Daddy was a cop [00:20.97] [00:22.06]On the east side of Chicago [00:23.47] [00:24.58]Back in the U S A [00:26.00] [00:26.84]Back in the bad old days [00:28.13] [00:29.89]In the heat of a summer night [00:31.56] [00:34.18]In the land of the dollar bill [00:36.00] [00:38.86]When the town of Chicago died [00:40.58] [00:43.20]And they talk about it still [00:44.97] [00:45.59]When a man named Al Capone [00:46.87] [00:47.69]Tried to make that town his own [00:49.46] [00:49.97]And he called his gang to war [00:51.56] [00:52.22]With the forces of the law [00:54.04]I heard my mama cry [00:55.78] [00:57.37]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [01:00.14] [01:03.90]Brother what a night it really was [01:05.95]Brother what a fight it really was glory be [01:09.52] [01:10.75]I heard my mama cry [01:12.73] [01:14.26]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [01:17.04] [01:20.66]Brother what a night the people saw [01:22.76]Brother what a fight the people saw yes indeed [01:25.82] [01:28.19]And the sound of the battle rang [01:30.01] [01:32.66]Through the streets of the old east side [01:34.62] [01:37.00]'Til the last of the hoodlum gang [01:39.16] [01:41.75]Had surrendered up or died [01:43.34] [01:43.93]There was shouting in the street [01:45.47] [01:46.00]And the sound of running feet [01:47.75] [01:48.27]And I asked someone who said [01:49.81] [01:50.52]'Bout a hundred cops are dead [01:52.04]I heard my mama cry [01:54.30] [01:55.70]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [01:58.79] [02:02.22]Brother what a night it really was [02:04.28]Brother what a fight it really was glory be [02:07.72] [02:09.09]I heard my mama cry [02:10.85] [02:12.53]I heard her pray the night Chicago died [02:15.30] [02:18.76]Brother what a night the people saw [02:20.61] [02:21.13]Brother what a fight the people saw yes indeed [02:24.36] [02:26.50]Then there was no sound at all [02:28.10] [02:31.00]But the clock upon the wall [02:32.41] [02:37.81]Then the door burst open wide [02:39.13] [02:39.93]And my daddy stepped inside [02:41.33] [02:42.06]And he kissed my mama's face [02:43.85] [02:44.42]And he brushed her tears away [02:46.05]The night Chicago died [02:47.99] [02:52.93]The night Chicago died [02:54.74] [02:55.88]Brother what a night the people saw [02:57.42] [02:58.20]Brother what a fight the people saw yes indeed [03:01.33] [03:03.04]The night Chicago died [03:04.84] [03:09.77]The night Chicago died [03:11.61] [03:12.79]Brother what a night it really was [03:14.29] [03:14.92]Brother what a fight it really was glory be [03:18.49] [03:19.77]The night Chicago died [03:21.63] [03:26.64]The night Chicago died