He Was My Brother

[Intro]           [Verse 1]                    He---   was my brother Five years older than I                    He---   was my brother Twenty-three years old  the day he died           [Verse 2] Fre-e-e-edom rider They cursed my brother to his face Go        home outsider This town’s gonna be your buryin’ place              [Verse 3]                                   He---   was singin’ on his knees An angry mob trailed along They        shot my brother dead Because he hated what was wrong        [Verse 4]                    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   He died so his brothers could be   free