He Was My Brother

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Paul Simon
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He was my brother
 Five years older than I
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 He was my brother
 23 years old, the day he died
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 Freedom rider
 They cursed my brother to his face
 "Go home outsider
 Mississippi's gonna be your burying place"
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 He was singing on his knees
 An angry mob trailed along
 They shot my brother dead
 Because he hated what was wrong
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 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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Duration
02:46
Key
3
Tempo
99 BPM

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