In the Ghetto
Elvis Presley
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As the Csnow flies
On a Emcold and gray Chicago mornin'
A Fpoor little baby Gchild is born
In the Cghetto
And his Cmama cries
'cause if Emthere's one thing that she don't need
It's Fanother hungry Gmouth to feed
In the Cghetto
People don't you Gunderstand
The child needs a Fhelping Chand
Or Fhe'll grow to be an Gangry young man some Cday
Take a look at Gyou and me
Are we too Fblind to Csee
FDo we simply Emturn our heads
And Flook the other Gway
Well, the Cworld turns
And a Emhungry little boy with the runny nose
FPlays in the street as the Gcold wind blows
In the Cghetto
And his Chunger burns
So he Emstarts to roam the streets at night
And he Flearns how to steal
And he Glearns ho to fight
In the Cghetto
GThen one night in desperation
A Fyoung man breaks Caway
He Fbuys a gun, he Emsteals a car
He Ftries run, but he Gdon't get far
And his Cmama cries
As a Emcrowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Face Fdown on the street with a Ggun in his hand
In the Cghetto
And as her Cyoung man dies
On a Emcold and gray Chicaco mornin'
FAnother little baby Gchild is born
In the Cghetto
And his Cmama cries
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