Words & music by Paul Simon 1963
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He-e-e-e was my brother
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Five years older than I
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He-e-e-e was my brother
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Twenty-three years old the day he died
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Fre-e-e-edom rider
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They cursed my brother to his face
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Go home outsider
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Mississippi's gonna be your buryin' place
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He-e-e-e was singin' on his knees
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An angry mob trailed along
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They shot my brother dead
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Because he hated what was wrong
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He-e-e-e was my brother
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Tears can't bring him back to me
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He - He was my brother
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And he died so his brothers could be free
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Oh, God, he died so his brothers could be free
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