[00:17.578]On the streets of New York City
[00:20.879]When the hour was getting late
[00:24.355]There were young men armed with knives and guns
[00:28.402]Young men armed with hate
[00:31.262]And Lou Marsh stepped between them
[00:35.042]And died there in his tracks
[00:38.481]For one man is no army
[00:41.999]When the city turns its back
[00:45.588]And now the streets are empty
[00:48.944]Now the streets are dark
[00:52.373]So keep an eye on shadows
[00:55.387]And never pass the park
[00:58.627]For the city is a jungle
[01:01.875]When the law is out of sight
[01:04.962]And death lurks in El Barrio
[01:08.344]With the orphans of the night
[01:15.040]He left behind the chambers
[01:17.930]Of the church he served so long
[01:21.711]For he learned the prayers of distant men
[01:25.082]Will never right the wrongs
[01:28.298]His church became an alley
[01:31.274]And his pulpit was the street
[01:34.684]And he made his congregation
[01:38.221]From the boys he used to meet
[01:41.391]And now the streets are empty
[01:45.032]Now the streets are dark
[01:48.624]So keep an eye on shadows
[01:51.611]And never pass the park
[01:54.599]For the city is a jungle
[01:58.252]When the law is out of sight
[02:01.329]And death lurks in El Barrio
[02:04.811]With the orphans of the night
[02:09.730]There were two gangs approaching
[02:14.518]In Spanish Harlem town
[02:18.047]The smell of blood was in the air
[02:21.789]The challenge was laid down
[02:24.506]He felt their blinding hatred
[02:28.125]And he tried to save their lives
[02:31.364]And the answer that they gave him
[02:34.854]Was their fists and feet and knives
[02:39.003]And now the streets are empty
[02:41.712]Now the streets are dark
[02:44.827]So keep an eye on shadows
[02:48.598]And never pass the park
[02:51.259]For the city is a jungle
[02:54.653]When the law is out of sight
[02:57.654]And death lurks in El Barrio
[03:01.213]With the orphans of the night
[03:04.615]Will Lou Marsh lie forgotten
[03:09.537]In his cold and silent grave?
[03:13.390]Will his memory still linger on
[03:16.500]In those he tried to save?
[03:19.669]And all of us who knew him
[03:22.807]Will now and then recall
[03:26.283]And shed a tear on poverty
[03:29.874]Tombstone of us all
[03:33.500]For now the streets are empty
[03:36.442]Now the streets are dark
[03:39.852]So keep an eye on shadows
[03:43.434]And never pass the park
[03:46.051]For the city is a jungle
[03:49.812]When the law is out of sight
[03:52.564]And death lurks in El Barrio
[03:55.869]With the orphans of the night