Back in the U.S.A.
In the land of the dollar bill
When the town of Chicago died
And they talk about it still
When a man named Al Capone
Tried to make that town his own
And he called his gang to war
With the forces of the law
I heard my mama cry
I heard a raven in Chicago die
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Brother, what a night it really was
Brother, what a fight it really was
Glory be
I heard my mama cry
I heard a raven in Chicago die
Brother, what a night the people saw
Brother, what a fight the people saw
Yes, indeed
And the sound of the battle ray
Through the streets of the old east side
To the last of the hoodlum gang
Surrendered up for a dime
There was shouting in the street
And the sound of running feet
And I asked someone who said
About a hundred cops are dead
I heard my mama cry
I heard a raven in Chicago die
Brother, what a night it really was
Brother, what a fight it really was
Glory be
I heard my mama cry
I heard a raven in Chicago die
Brother, what a night the people saw
Brother, what a fight the people saw
Yes, indeed
Then there was no sound at all
But the clock upon the wall
Then there was no sound at all
And the door burst open wide
And my daddy stepped inside
And he kissed my mama's face
And he burst her tears away
The night she called to die
Na na na na na na na na na na na
The night she called to die
The night she called to die
Brother, what a night it really was
Brother, what a fight it really was
Glory be
The night she called to die
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
The night she called to die
The night Chicago died
Brother, what a night the people saw
Brother, what a fight the people saw
Yes, indeed