Emmett til lEmmett till, he was just a child in hills Emmett till Emmett till, he was just a child in those Had dreams and hopes for the future, as young boy should, as every young boy should, as every young boy would
Emmett till Emmett till, a boy of 14 years Emmett Emmett till, cried a lifetime of tears wake up every morning, to the thrill of each dawn Had and hopes for the future, as every young boy should, as every young boy should, as every young boy would
In the summer of 55', Mamie told her only son, 'Segregations over, but you take care my precious one' Went to his family, out near the Tallahatchie bridge Had dreams and for the future, as every young boy should, Had dreams and hopes for the future, as young boy would
He was just a young boy, he tall in his own skin The preacher said the boy he tall like a man Emmett his life, in the name of hate You know the penalty varies, from to race They(the killers) a dark life, behind the farce of the law That protects weak men that took the life of a Men with no heart, men with no soul, not a of remorse,no not a thread of remorse
evils been done, can never be taken away a crime grows even more hideous each day As the retold, more people recoil a jury set killers to walk the streets of our world They're still free to walk the of Emmett's world.