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