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On the streets of New York City |
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When the hour was getting late |
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There were young men armed with knives and guns |
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Young men armed with hate |
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And Lou Marsh stepped between them |
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And died there in his tracks |
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For one man is no army |
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When the city turns its back |
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And now the streets are empty |
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Now the streets are dark |
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So keep an eye on shadows |
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And never pass the park |
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For the city is a jungle |
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When the law is out of sight |
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And death lurks in El Barrio |
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With the orphans of the night |
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He left behind the chambers |
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Of the church he served so long |
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For he learned the prayers of distant men |
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Will never right the wrongs |
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His church became an alley |
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And his pulpit was the street |
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And he made his congregation |
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From the boys he used to meet |
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And now the streets are empty |
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Now the streets are dark |
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So keep an eye on shadows |
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And never pass the park |
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For the city is a jungle |
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When the law is out of sight |
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And death lurks in El Barrio |
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With the orphans of the night |
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There were two gangs approaching |
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In Spanish Harlem town |
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The smell of blood was in the air |
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The challenge was laid down |
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He felt their blinding hatred |
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And he tried to save their lives |
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And the answer that they gave him |
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Was their fists and feet and knives |
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And now the streets are empty |
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Now the streets are dark |
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So keep an eye on shadows |
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And never pass the park |
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For the city is a jungle |
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When the law is out of sight |
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And death lurks in El Barrio |
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With the orphans of the night |
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Will Lou Marsh lie forgotten |
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In his cold and silent grave? |
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Will his memory still linger on |
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In those he tried to save? |
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And all of us who knew him |
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Will now and then recall |
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And shed a tear on poverty |
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Tombstone of us all |
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For now the streets are empty |
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Now the streets are dark |
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So keep an eye on shadows |
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And never pass the park |
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For the city is a jungle |
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When the law is out of sight |
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And death lurks in El Barrio |
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With the orphans of the night |
