In The Ghetto
Elvis Presley

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|    As the | snow flies, |    on a |
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| cold and grey Chicago mornin', a |
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| poor little baby child is born in the | ghetto.   (in the | ghetto.)  And his |
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| mama cries, |    'cause if | there's one thing that she don't need, it's an |
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| other hungry mouth to feed, in the | ghetto.  (in the | ghetto.)  People, don't you |
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| understand the child needs a | helping | hand, | he'll grow to be an |
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| angry young man some | day.  Take a look at | you and me; | are we too s| blind to |
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| see? | Do we simply | turn our heads and | look the other | way?  Well, the |
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| world turns, |     and a | hungry little boy with a runny nose |
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| plays in the street as the cold wind blows in the | ghetto,  (in the | ghetto) And his |
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| hunger burns. |     So he | starts to roam the streets at night, and he |
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| learns how to steal and he learns how to fight in the | ghetto.  (in the | ghetto) |

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| Then one night in desperation, the | young man breaks a | way; he | buys a gun, he |
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| steals a car, | tries to run but he don't get far, and his | mama cries. |
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|     As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man face |
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| down in the street with a gun in his hand in the | ghetto,  (in the | ghetto) |
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| And as her | young man dies. (in the | ghetto)  On a |
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| cold and grey Chicago mornin', an | other little baby child is born in the
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| ghetto.   (in the | ghetto) and his | mama cries.   (in the | ghetto)
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|       (in the | ghetto) |     (in the | ghetto) |

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