I was born in chicago in 1941 
I was born in chicago in 1941 
Well My father told me 
Son you had better get a gun 

Well my first friend went down when I was 17 years old 
Well my first friend went down when I was 17 years old 
Well there`s one thing I can say `bout that boy 
He got bold 

Well my second friend went down when i was 21 years of age 
Well my second friend went down when i was 21 years of age 
Well there is one thing i can say about that boy 
He got dead 

Well my rules are alright if there`s someone left to play the game 
Well my rules are alright if there`s someone left to play the game 
All my friends are going 
and things just don`t seem the same 
Oh things just don`t seem the same baby