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In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley

As the snow flies on a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

A poor little (1)________ 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 (2)__________ 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 (3)________ our heads and look the other way?




Well the world turns and a (4)____________ little boy with a (5)__________ nose

Plays in the (6)____________ 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 (7)__________ and he learns how to fight in the ghetto




Then one night in (8)______________________ a young man breaks away

He (9)________ a gun, (10)____________ 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




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









Answers:
(1) baby(2) mouth(3) turn(4) hungry(5) runny(6) street(7) steal(8) desperation(9) buys(10) steals