The Night Chicago Died

In the heat of a summer night
在這熱氣騰騰的夏日夜晚
In the land of the dollar bill
在這物流地產的地方
When the town of Chicago died
那天在芝加哥死了
And they talk about it still
他們來討論這些
When a man named Al Capone
有的人提出“阿爾·卡彭”這個人
Tried to make that town his own
他想要佔領這座城市
And he called his gang to war
他要找幫派出來
With the forces of the law
與交警火拼
I heard my mama cry
我聽見媽媽在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我聽見他們在祈禱
Brother what a night it really was
那一天晚上
Brother what a fight it really was
乾了一架
Glory be
精彩極了！
I heard my mama cry
我聽見媽媽在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我聽見他們在祈禱
Brother what a night the people saw
那一天晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
乾了一架
Yes indeed
太熱鬧了！

And the sound of the battle rang
戰鬥的聲音
Through the streets of the old east side
穿過東邊的老舊街道
'Til the last of the hoodlum gang
一直到最後的幫派
Had surrendered up or died
舉手投降，或是被打死
There was shouting in the street
街上的尖叫聲
And the sound of running feet
和那疾馳飛奔的腳步聲
And I asked someone who said
我打聽到一個人的情況，他說
Bout a hundred cops are dead
“一百個的警察死哪去了呢”
I heard my mama cry
我聽見媽媽在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我聽見他們在祈禱
Brother what a night it really was
那一天晚上
Brother what a fight it really was
乾了一架
Glory be!
精彩極了！
I heard my mama cry
我聽見媽媽在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我聽見他們在祈禱
Brother what a night the people saw
那一天晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
乾了一架
Yes indeed
太熱鬧了！

And ther was no sound at all
街道上終於安靜了
But the clock upon the wall
聽見牆上的鐘叮噹響
Then the door burst open wide
門突然開了
And my daddy stepped inside
然後我爸爸走了進來
And he kissed my mama's face
他親吻著我媽媽的臉
And he brushed her tears away
擦掉她的眼淚
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死亡之夜
La la la la......
啦啦啦啦……
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死亡之夜
Brother what a night the people saw
那天晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
乾了一架
Yes indeed
太熱鬧了！
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死亡之夜
La la la la......
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死亡之夜
Brother what a night it really was
那天晚上
Brother what a fight it really was
乾了一架
Glory be
太精彩了！
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死亡之夜
La la la la......
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死亡之夜
Brother what a night the people saw
那天晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
乾了一架