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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Presley
Guitar
Reggie Young
Guitar
TOMMY COGBILL
Bass
Mike Leech
Bass
Gene Chrisman
Drums
Bobby Wood
Piano
Bobby Emmons
Organ
John Hughey
Steel Guitar
Albert Edelman
Violin
Anna Oldham
Violin
Anne Kendall
Cello
Donna Thatcher
Background Vocals
Edward Freudberg
Violin
Ginger Holladay
Background Vocals
Glen Spreen
Saxophone
Gloria Hendricks
Violin
Hal Saunders
Violin
Jack Hale
Trombone
Jackie Thomas
Trombone
Jeanie Greene
Background Vocals
Joe D'Gerolamo
French Horn
John Wehlan
Viola
Mary Holladay
Background Vocals
Mary Snyder
Viola
Noel Gilbert
Violin
Nono Ravarino
Viola
Peter Spurbeck
Cello
R.F. Taylor
Trumpet
Robert Snyder
Violin
Tony Cason
French Horn
Vernon Taylor
Viola
Wayne Jackson
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Bendeth
Mixing Engineer
Ray Bardani
Mixing Engineer
Chips Moman
Producer
Felton Jarvis
Producer
Al Pachucki
Engineer
Claudius Mittendorfer
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Dan Milazzo
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Roy Shockley
Recording Technician
Lyrics
As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
(In the ghetto)
And his mama cries
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
It is another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto
(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
(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
(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
(In the ghetto)
And as her young man dies
(In the ghetto)
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto
(In the ghetto)
And his mama cries
(In the ghetto)
(In the ghetto)
(Ah)
Writer(s): Mac Davis
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