He Was My Brother Lyrics - Paul Simon

He was my brother 

Five years older than I 

He was my brother 

23 years old, the day he died 

Freedom rider 

They cursed my brother to his face 

"Go home outsider 

Mississippi's gonna be your burying place" 

He was singing on his knees 

An angry mob trailed along 

They shot my brother dead 

Because he hated what was wrong 

He was my brother 

Tears can't bring him back to me 

He, he was my brother 

And he died so his brothers could be free 

Oh, God, he died so his brothers could be free 

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