Laws were made for people
And the law can never scorn
The right of a man to be free
Free the people!
Let them have their say
Free the people!
Let them see the light of day
A dismal dawn was breaking when
They took her man away
Not knowing what was his crime
Just what he was guilty of
None of them could say
But they'll think of something in time
He said: goodbye and remember
We shall overcome
Comforting her children softly crying in the night
She tried very hard to explain
You know your daddy never did a thing that wasn't right
So soon he's bound to be home again
He is a good man
And he shall overcome
What does it profit him
The right to be born
If he suffers the loss of liberty?
Laws were made for people
And the law can never scorn
The right of a man to be free
We are the people
And we shall overcome
Free the people!
Let them have their say!
Free the people!
Let them see the light of day!
And the law can never scorn
The right of a man to be free
Free the people!
Let them have their say
Free the people!
Let them see the light of day
A dismal dawn was breaking when
They took her man away
Not knowing what was his crime
Just what he was guilty of
None of them could say
But they'll think of something in time
He said: goodbye and remember
We shall overcome
Comforting her children softly crying in the night
She tried very hard to explain
You know your daddy never did a thing that wasn't right
So soon he's bound to be home again
He is a good man
And he shall overcome
What does it profit him
The right to be born
If he suffers the loss of liberty?
Laws were made for people
And the law can never scorn
The right of a man to be free
We are the people
And we shall overcome
Free the people!
Let them have their say!
Free the people!
Let them see the light of day!
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