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
