作词 : Harris 作曲 : Harris Emmylou Harris - My Name Is Emmett Till I was born a black boy My name is Emmett Till
Walked this earth for 14 years One night I was killed For speaking to a woman Whose skin was white as dough That's a sin in Mississippi But how was I to know?
I come down from Chicago
To visit with my kin There I was a cheeky kid I guess I always been But the harm they put upon me Was too hard for what I done For I was just a black boy I never hurt no one Oh oh oh oh oh oh ...
They took me from my uncle's house Mose Wright was his name He'd be later standing without hesitation
Point the blame At the ones who beat and cut me And shot me with the gun
And threw me in the river Like I was trash when they were done
I was sent back to my mother At least what was left of me
She kept my casket open
For the whole wide world to see
The awful desecration
And the evidence of hate You could not recognize me The mutilation was so great
Became a cry for justice then To be finally fulfilled All because of me, a black boy My name was Emmett Till
Oh oh oh oh oh oh ...
Oh, I had rather lived Till I was too old to die young Not even a soul I left behind All that might have come
Summer clouds above my head The grass beneath my feet
The warmth of a good woman Her kisses soft and sweet
Perhaps to be a father Of a black boy of my own Watch him grow into a kinder world
Than I had known Where no child would be murdered For the color of his skin
And love would be the only thing
Inside the hearts of men
They say the horror of that night
Is haunting heaven still
Where I am one more black boy My name is Emmett Till
[00:00.000] 作词 : Harris [00:01.000] 作曲 : Harris [00:05.49]Emmylou Harris - My Name Is Emmett Till [00:13.89]I was born a black boy [00:16.58]My name is Emmett Till [00:19.08] [00:20.40]Walked this earth for 14 years [00:24.02]One night I was killed [00:28.54]For speaking to a woman [00:31.73]Whose skin was white as dough [00:35.17]That's a sin in Mississippi [00:39.61]But how was I to know? [00:41.73] [00:42.98]I come down from Chicago [00:45.55] [00:46.36]To visit with my kin [00:49.86]There I was a cheeky kid [00:52.80]I guess I always been [00:57.17]But the harm they put upon me [01:00.55]Was too hard for what I done [01:03.80]For I was just a black boy [01:07.99]I never hurt no one [01:12.49]Oh oh oh oh oh oh ... [01:21.36] [01:25.68]They took me from my uncle's house [01:29.43]Mose Wright was his name [01:31.93]He'd be later standing without hesitation [01:38.43] [01:39.30]Point the blame [01:40.42]At the ones who beat and cut me [01:42.48]And shot me with the gun [01:45.73] [01:46.47]And threw me in the river [01:48.85]Like I was trash when they were done [01:51.16] [01:53.98]I was sent back to my mother [01:56.72]At least what was left of me [01:59.79] [02:00.47]She kept my casket open [02:02.22] [02:03.79]For the whole wide world to see [02:06.35] [02:08.60]The awful desecration [02:10.40] [02:12.77]And the evidence of hate [02:15.83]You could not recognize me [02:18.39]The mutilation was so great [02:22.58] [02:23.77]Became a cry for justice then [02:26.39]To be finally fulfilled [02:29.70]All because of me, a black boy [02:33.08]My name was Emmett Till [02:37.71] [02:38.76]Oh oh oh oh oh oh ... [02:42.77] [03:04.08]Oh, I had rather lived [03:06.96]Till I was too old to die young [03:10.77]Not even a soul I left behind [03:13.71]All that might have come [03:14.66] [03:18.91]Summer clouds above my head [03:20.41]The grass beneath my feet [03:23.72] [03:25.54]The warmth of a good woman [03:28.97]Her kisses soft and sweet [03:34.23] [03:36.85]Perhaps to be a father [03:39.16]Of a black boy of my own [03:43.48]Watch him grow into a kinder world [03:46.85] [03:50.78]Than I had known [03:52.04]Where no child would be murdered [03:53.41]For the color of his skin [03:55.35] [03:57.48]And love would be the only thing [03:59.85] [04:00.79]Inside the hearts of men [04:02.23] [04:05.85]They say the horror of that night [04:08.16] [04:08.66]Is haunting heaven still [04:09.62] [04:12.06]Where I am one more black boy [04:15.18]My name is Emmett Till
