In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley
As the snow flies on a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto
And his mama (1)__________ 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
It's another hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto
People, don't you understand the child needs a helping hand?
Or he'll grow to be an (2)__________ young man (3)________ day
Take a look at you and me, are we too (4)__________ to see?
Do we simply turn our heads and (5)________ the other way?
Well the world turns and a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Plays in the (6)____________ as the cold wind blows in the ghetto
And his hunger burns, so he starts to roam the (7)______________ at night
And he learns how to steal and he (8)____________ how to fight in the ghetto
Then one night in desperation a 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 (9)________ 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
A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto
And his mama (1)__________ 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
It's another hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto
People, don't you understand the child needs a helping hand?
Or he'll grow to be an (2)__________ young man (3)________ day
Take a look at you and me, are we too (4)__________ to see?
Do we simply turn our heads and (5)________ the other way?
Well the world turns and a hungry little boy with a runny nose
Plays in the (6)____________ as the cold wind blows in the ghetto
And his hunger burns, so he starts to roam the (7)______________ at night
And he learns how to steal and he (8)____________ how to fight in the ghetto
Then one night in desperation a 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 (9)________ 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) cries(2) angry(3) some(4) blind(5) look(6) street(7) streets(8) learns(9) down