The Night Chicago Died

In the heat of a summer night
在这热气腾腾的夏日夜晚
In the land of the dollar bill
在这物流地产的地方
When the town of Chicago died
那天在芝加哥死了
And they talk about it still
他们来讨论这些
When a man named Al Capone
有的人提出“阿尔·卡彭”这个人
Tried to make that town his own
他想要占领这座城市
And he called his gang to war
他要找帮派出来
With the forces of the law
与交警火拼
I heard my mama cry
我听见妈妈在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我听见他们在祈祷
Brother what a night it really was
那一天晚上
Brother what a fight it really was
干了一架
Glory be
精彩极了！
I heard my mama cry
我听见妈妈在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我听见他们在祈祷
Brother what a night the people saw
那一天晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
干了一架
Yes indeed
太热闹了！

And the sound of the battle rang
战斗的声音
Through the streets of the old east side
穿过东边的老旧街道
'Til the last of the hoodlum gang
一直到最后的帮派
Had surrendered up or died
举手投降，或是被打死
There was shouting in the street
街上的尖叫声
And the sound of running feet
和那疾驰飞奔的脚步声
And I asked someone who said
我打听到一个人的情况，他说
Bout a hundred cops are dead
“一百个的警察死哪去了呢”
I heard my mama cry
我听见妈妈在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我听见他们在祈祷
Brother what a night it really was
那一天晚上
Brother what a fight it really was
干了一架
Glory be!
精彩极了！
I heard my mama cry
我听见妈妈在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我听见他们在祈祷
Brother what a night the people saw
那一天晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
干了一架
Yes indeed
太热闹了！

And ther was no sound at all
街道上终于安静了
But the clock upon the wall
听见墙上的钟叮当响
Then the door burst open wide
门突然开了
And my daddy stepped inside
然后我爸爸走了进来
And he kissed my mama's face
他亲吻着我妈妈的脸
And he brushed her tears away
擦掉她的眼泪
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
干了一架
Yes indeed
太热闹了！
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
干了一架
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
干了一架