William Moore you were a mailman,
You never missed a day,
You always got your letter thru,
Nobody blocked your way,
Nobody blocked your way, I know,
Nobody blocked your way,
You always got your letter thru,
Nobody blocked your way.
- It wasn’t an or-din-ary message -
One day you had a message
You felt you had to shout
It wasn’t an ordinary message
Took you beyond your route.
Took you beyond your route, I know
Took you beyond your route
It wasn’t an ordinary message
Took you beyond your route.
The message dealt with brotherhood
And love and friendship too
It wasn’t a regular message
So they wouldn't let you thru.
They wouldn't let you thru, I know
They wouldn't let you thru
It wasn’t a regular message
So they wouldn't let you thru.
They stopped you, William Moore, I know
But your message did get thru
For they can kill a man for sure
But not his message too.
But not his message too, I know
But not his message too
For they can kill a man for sure
But not his message too.
Your message did get thru, I know
Your message did get thru
For they can kill a man for sure
But your message did get thru.
You never missed a day,
You always got your letter thru,
Nobody blocked your way,
Nobody blocked your way, I know,
Nobody blocked your way,
You always got your letter thru,
Nobody blocked your way.
- It wasn’t an or-din-ary message -
One day you had a message
You felt you had to shout
It wasn’t an ordinary message
Took you beyond your route.
Took you beyond your route, I know
Took you beyond your route
It wasn’t an ordinary message
Took you beyond your route.
The message dealt with brotherhood
And love and friendship too
It wasn’t a regular message
So they wouldn't let you thru.
They wouldn't let you thru, I know
They wouldn't let you thru
It wasn’t a regular message
So they wouldn't let you thru.
They stopped you, William Moore, I know
But your message did get thru
For they can kill a man for sure
But not his message too.
But not his message too, I know
But not his message too
For they can kill a man for sure
But not his message too.
Your message did get thru, I know
Your message did get thru
For they can kill a man for sure
But your message did get thru.
inviata da Alessandro - 2/4/2010 - 11:29
Words by Seymour Farber
Music by Pete Seeger
Album “Broadside Ballads, Vol. 2”, Folkways Records
Sulla storia del coraggioso postino che fu ammazzato mentre camminava da solo per l’America profonda, consegnando lettere contro la segregazione razziale, si vedano anche Die Ballade von dem Briefträger William L. Moore aus Baltimore, der im Jahre 63 allein in die Südstaaten wanderte. Er protestierte gegen die Verfolgung der Neger. Er wurde erschossen nach einer Woche. Drei Kugeln trafen seine Stirn. e William Moore.