(A night in Chicago)
A night in Chicago
Ruled by gangsters
Run by fear
A night in Chicago
Prohibition meant no beer
A night in Chicago
Playing Blackjack, playing Pontoon
Night in Chicago
Whisky in a tea saloon.
And Al Capone was tough and mean
He was the meanest guy you've seen
He says: "this is Al Capone's town
And I shoot anyone who forgets"
Gambling through the night
Stakes high air is tight
Feel the fever rise
Excitement in their eyes
Night in Chicago
Ruled by gangsters
Run by fear
A night in Chicago
Prohibition meant no beer
A night in Chicago
Playing Blackjack, playing Pontoon
Night in Chicago
Whisky in a tea saloon
And Edgar Hoover was tough and strong
He never did nobody wrong
He says: "Chicago is Edgar Hoover's town
And I shoot any gangster who forgets"
Violence was a game
Killers had no name
Hoover was the cop
Who brought it to stop
Night in Chicago.
A night in Chicago
Ruled by gangsters
Run by fear
A night in Chicago
Prohibition meant no beer
A night in Chicago
Playing Blackjack, playing Pontoon
Night in Chicago
Whisky in a tea saloon.
And Al Capone was tough and mean
He was the meanest guy you've seen
He says: "this is Al Capone's town
And I shoot anyone who forgets"
Gambling through the night
Stakes high air is tight
Feel the fever rise
Excitement in their eyes
Night in Chicago
Ruled by gangsters
Run by fear
A night in Chicago
Prohibition meant no beer
A night in Chicago
Playing Blackjack, playing Pontoon
Night in Chicago
Whisky in a tea saloon
And Edgar Hoover was tough and strong
He never did nobody wrong
He says: "Chicago is Edgar Hoover's town
And I shoot any gangster who forgets"
Violence was a game
Killers had no name
Hoover was the cop
Who brought it to stop
Night in Chicago.