Death of Emmett Till

Folks, listen to this story, it's one the world should know Of a Negro boy, fourteen, named Emmett Till From Chicago to Mississippi to see his uncle Mose We won't see little Emmett anymore Emmett Till, Emmett Till His name will be a legend, we all know From Chicago to Mississippi to see his uncle Mose We won't see little Emmett anymore Few days in Tallahassee, Emmett with his little pals To Money, Mississippi, grocery store to buy They bought bubble gum and candy from the woman in the store They turned to leave, little Emmett said, "Goodbye" His little pals said to him, "What you mean there, sayin' goodbye To the woman in Money grocery store" They said, "She's good lookin'", Emmett said, "Oohoo, you're right" And that remark cost Emmett Till his life Emmett Till, Emmett Till His name will be a legend, we all know From Chicago to Mississippi to see his uncle Mose We won't see little Emmett anymore 'Twas on the following Sunday, they say about two a.m. Two bad men came and knocked on Mose's door They said to uncle Mose, "We've come to get the boy He whistled at that woman, he must go" He was taken to a stable, beat and shot right through the head All one could hear were blows and Emmett's cries Last words were, "Mama, save me, have mercy on me, Lord" The blows still fell, but little Emmett had died Emmett Till, Emmett Till His name will be a legend, we all know From Chicago to Mississippi to see his uncle Mose We won't see little Emmett anymore Weights were placed upon his body, in the river they did fling Believing their foolish crime they'd hide But in time the body came afloat, still wearing daddy's ring Ring and feet uncle Mose identified The bad men went to trial, sat and grinned and smoked and chewed As the fearful witnesses all did testify Jury out sixty-five minutes, returned verdict in hand "Not guilty", was their very prompt reply Emmett Till, Emmett Till His name will be a legend, we all know From Chicago to Mississippi to see his uncle Mose We won't see little Emmett anymore No, we won't see little Emmett anymore