Mamie cries bitterly,
Her beloved son gone,
Suddenly -
the world seemed to fade
Her blurred eyes aren't just a facade.
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Kidnapped and beaten
Tallahatchie runs red,
Yes Till you're surely dead.
Barbed wires strapped to your body
makes it impossible for your soul to get free.
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Open casket,
So the world can see
what a cotton picking "nigger" gets
For flirting with a white lady.
My heart grieves for you Emmett
and it cries for Money.
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