Song Lyrics Ochs Phil - Ballad Of Medgar Evers    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> O>> Ochs Phil Singer Lyrics [Ochs Phil other resources]>> Ballad Of Medgar Evers Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Ochs Phil Music Title/Track: Ballad Of Medgar Evers Theme ID: 1242 Album: N/A Em G D In the state of Mississippi many years ago Am Em A boy of 14 years got a taste of southern law Em G D He saw his friend a hanging and his color was his crime Am Em And the blood upon his jacket left a brand upon his mind Am D G CHORUS: Too many martyrs and too many dead Am D G (Em optional) Too many lies too many empty words were said Am D G Too many times for too many angry men Am D Em Oh let it never be again 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* Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Ballad of William Worthy, Bullets Of Mexico, Celia, Lou Marsh, Talking Cuban Crisis, Talking Vietnam, The Thresher, Days Of Decision, That Was The President, Ive Had Her, The Harder They Fall, My Life, Another Country, Christine Keeler, Hazard, Kentucky, If I Knew, On My Way, Remember Me, Rivers Of The Blood, Spaceman, Spanish Civil War Song, Thats The Way Its Gonna Be, The Passing Of My Life, A Stor Mo Chroi, Down By The Salley Gardens, Down Where The Drunkards Roll, West Coast Of Clare, (credits), Big Brother, Blackman, Calls The Tune, Come Into The Air, Dawn Chorus, Do What You Gotta Do, Ee-i-addio, Eighth Day, Give Me An Inch, Hanging Around, Hold On, If Only, Men Of Good Fortune, Monsters In Disguise, Not For You, Runaway, Top Of The Wheel, Who Needs It, Writing On The Wall, All Apologies, Black Boys On Mopeds, Famine, Other Ochs Phil song Lyrics Bracero Lyrics Cannons Of Christianity Lyrics Changes Lyrics Cops Of The World Lyrics Im Going to Say It Now Lyrics Is There Anybody Here Lyrics Love Me Im A Liberal Lyrics Love Me, Im a Liberal Lyrics Power And Glory Lyrics Ringing Of Revolution Lyrics The Marines Have Landed On The Shores Of Santo Dom Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Oconnell Maura Lyrics Oconnor Hazel Lyrics Oconnor Sinead Lyrics Octagon Dr Lyrics Octavia Lyrics October 31 Lyrics October Project Lyrics Oda Lyrics Odd Man Out Lyrics Odd Nordstoga Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy