Mississippi Burning

High on a hillside out of town

My grave just cannot hold me

Lying still beneath the stars

I am cold and I am lonely

Kill me quickly or kill me slow

My friends are not here with me

Lying over yonder in the soil

And both were murdered with me

Long and scorching summer days

With Mississippi burning

Black and white and white and black

Their world will keep on turning

Mississippi burning

Clouds come tumbling down

Truth be told it's turning

And I'm turning in the ground

Sail on, sail on

Up this mighty river

Lay my soul to rest

God will deliver

Mississippi burning

Clouds come tumbling down

Truth be told it's turning

And I'm turning in the ground

Many a good soul lost their life

And we were just three of them

Arm in arm we stood our ground

For something to believe in

Lynch the truth it will not die

It just comes back to haunt us

Tell the truth and do not lie

Our memory must be ageless

Sail on, sail on

Up this mighty river

Lay my soul to rest

God will deliver

Sail on, sail on

Up this mighty river

Lay my soul to rest

God will deliver