Waco's Shame

Southern trees bear another strange fruit
A dead black body, blood on the roots
Castrated, laughed at, lynched by a mob
Flames have smothered the final sob
When death comes marching home again
We’ll give him a hearty welcome then
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they will all turn out
When death comes marching home again
The whole town prepares to meet the man
Everyday life will be the same
But Jessie’s fate will stay Waco’s shame
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh
Daubed by the smell of burning flesh
Twisted mouth and bulging eyes
A fateful verdict, based on lies
When death comes marching home again
The whole town prepares to meet the man
Everyday life will be the same
But Jessie’s fate will stay Waco’s shame
Twisted mouth and bulging eyes
A fateful verdict, based on lies