Ode to Indictment

REFRAIN: Peace, Peace, Peace, Peace Police brutality must cease, We must learn to live together, Peace, Peace, Peace : Officer Wilson pulled his gun Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh Young Michael Brown, he did run Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh He turned around and got shot dead With so many bullets in the head He lay on the ground for hours and bled No, No, No, No NO (he didn’t have to die!) Woodcarver Williams crossed the street Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh Walking to some inner beat Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Policeman shouted STOP, now isn’t that clear But deaf in one ear, Williams did not hear So the cop pulled his gun and shot him dead No, No, No, No, NO (He didn’t have to die!) Eric Garner, he was broke Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh Sold cigarettes to poor street folk Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh Cop came along, said move along Garner was slow, and didn’t leave Copy choked him ‘till he couldn’t breathe. No, No, No No, NO (He didn’t have to die!) When the Grand Jury won’t indict Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh Good people must speak out and fight, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh To end police brutality For justice and equality For the future of humanity Yo, Yo, Yo, Yo, Yo REFRAIN: Peace, Peace, Peace, Peace Police brutality must cease We must learn to live together Peace, Peace, Peace