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EmIn the state of GMississippi Ammany years ago A Dboy of 14 years got a Emtaste of southern law EmHe saw his friend a Ghanging and his Amcolor was his crime AmAnd the Dblood upon his jacket left a Embrand upon his mind
CHORUS: AmToo many Dmartyrs and Gtoo many Emdead AmToo many Dlies too many Gempty words were Emsaid AmToo many Dtimes for too Gmany angry Emmen AmOh let it Dnever be Emagain
His name was Medgar Evers and he walked his road alone Like Emmett Till and thousands more whose names we'll never know They tried to burn his home and they beat him to the ground But deep inside they both knew what it took to bring him down *chorus* The killer waited by his home hidden by the night As Evers stepped out from his car into the rifle sight he slowly squeezed the trigger, the bullet left his side It struck the heart of every man when Evers fell and died. *chorus* And they laid him in his grave while the bugle sounded clear laid him in his grave when the victory was near While we waited for the future for freedom through the land (*) The country gained a killer and the country lost a man *chorus*