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