In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley

In the Ghetto
Written by: Mac Davis


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

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

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

Then one night in desperation
The 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

And as her young man dies,
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto

And his mama cries

Singers:
1. Elvis Presley (billboard hot 100) April 1969 2. Top of the Pops July 1969 3. The Diplomats September 1969 4. Nat Stuckey November 1969 5. Chris Clark November 1969 6. Leslie Uggams 1969 7. Dolly Parton 1969 8. Sandra Alexandra 1969 9. Family Dogg 1969 10. Mac Davis February 1970 11. Solomon Burke May 1970 12. Gene West June 18, 1970 13. Bobbie Gentry 1970 14. Sammy Davis Jr. 1970 15. Ross McManus 1970 16. Rip 'N' Lan 1971 17. The Light Company 1971 18. Candi Staton 1972 19. Brooklyn Allstars 1973 20. Lena Martell 1974 21. Susan Cadogan 1975 22. Werner Müller and The London Festival Orchestra & Chorus 1975 23. Mr. Fatu 1976 24. Rick Saucedo - The Ambassadors 1976 25. Allison Durbin 1976 26. Merle Haggard October 1977 27. Ral Donner 1979 28. Freddie Starr 1979 29. Wojciech Gąssowski‎ 1981 30. Danny Mirror & The Jordanaires 1981 31. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds June 18, 1984 32. Bobby Bland 1985 33. Ty Tender & The Rockin' Fifties 1988 34. Petticoat 1989 35. Leatherface 1989 36. Fair Warning    February 25, 1993 37. The Welcome Strangers 1994 38. Hubbas 1995 39. Eleanor Shanley 1995 40. Henning Kvitnes m/ Steinar Albrigtsen og Jørn Hoel 1995 41. April Nine 1996 42. Ricky Norton 1996 43. Carpe Wade 1997 44. Cæcilie Norby 1997 45. Crazy Cracker's 1997 46. Kjell Elvis 1998 47. Eilert Pilarm 1998 48. Dee Cember June 22, 1999 49. Natalie Merchant 1999 50. Apache Indian feat. Boy George 2000 51. Las Vegas Impersonators 2000 52. Colin Paul 2001 53. The Cranberries 2001 54. Jesper Lundgaard 2002 55. Helmut Lotti 2002 56. DI.DI.Sound featuring Ralph Ottavio 2003 57. Orange 2003 58. Tom Green 2003 59. Ronan Keating 2003 60. Barb Jungr March 7, 2005 61. Mica Paris September 26, 2005 62. Christer Sjögren 2005 63. The Human Leg 2005 64. Paul Young 2006 65. Wing 2006 66. DNX vs. The Voice 2006 67. The American Sound Studio Band featuring "The King" James Brown August 16, 2007 68. DJ Graceland feat. Las Vegas 2007 69. Karsten Holm 2007 70. Stephen Ackles and The Memphis News 2007 71. Mark Keeley 2007 72. Raymond Ellis 2008 73. Emma Wood 2009 74. Elvis Lunge feat Andrea Canta 2009 75. Friðrik Ómar October 1, 2010 76. Carola March 23, 2011 77. Chris de Burgh October 14, 2011 78. Henrik Åberg - Jack Baymoore 2011 79. Tony Witt 2011 80. José Feliciano August 2012 81. Merrill Osmond 2012 82. Stig Rossen 2012 83. Kellye Gray 2013 84. Weeping Willows April 15, 2015 85. Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra October 30, 2015

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