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Re: POLL about OffTopic Posts



I vote for 2

God  I love my civic duty.  Hey, While I have your attention,   I’d like to lead you all in a sing along of my favorite Elvis tune, The Ghetto. I’ll sing lead and everyone just chime in on the chorus. Everybody  ready?

 a  1 a 2 a1234…..

As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto

 

(everybody!)

IN THE GHETTO


And his mama cries
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
it's another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto  

 

(just the lap top users)

IN THE GHETTO

People, don't you understand
the child needs a helping hand
or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
are we too blind to see,
do we simply turn our heads
and look the other way

Well the world turns
and a hungry little boy with a runny nose
plays in the street as the cold wind blows
In the ghetto

 (ok now the hardware folks)

 IN THE GHETTO

And his hunger burns
so he starts to roam the streets at night
and he learns how to steal
and he learns how to fight
In the ghetto

(woman and children only)

 IN THE GHETTO

Then one night in desperation
a young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
tries to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries

As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto

(everybody really big now)
IN THE GHETTO


As her young man dies,
on a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
another little baby child is born

 

 Thanks everyone, now can we get back to the normal topics, please? Or am I going to have to ask everyone to keep singing  classic songs with me? Don’t make me have to start singing El Paso by Marty Robbins,  OK?  That’s a really long song.

Thanks

Bill