Emmett til lEmmett till, he was a child in those hills till Emmett till, he was just a child in those hills Had dreams and hopes for the future, as every young boy should, as every young boy should, as young boy would
Emmett Emmett till, just a boy of 14 years Emmett till Emmett till, cried a of tears He'd wake up every morning, to the 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, over, but you take care my precious one' Went to visit his family, out near the Tallahatchie Had dreams and hopes for the future, as every boy should, Had and hopes for the future, as every young boy would
He was just a young boy, he stood tall in his own The said the boy he stood tall like a man Emmett lost his life, in the of hate You the penalty varies, from race to race They(the killers) live a dark life, behind the of the law That protects weak men that the life of a child Men no heart, men with no soul, not a thread of remorse,no not a thread of remorse
What evils done, can never be taken away a crime that even more hideous each day As the story's retold, more recoil a jury set killers free to the streets of our world They're still free to walk the of Emmett's world.