Song: "Michelle O'Connell's Body" (to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "John Brown's Body"

"Michelle O'Connell's Body"
(to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "John Brown's Body")

Michelle' O'Connell's body is a-lying in her grave,
Michelle' O'Connell's body is a-lying in her grave,
She lost her precious life while she was struggling to escape
Her soul is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Her truth is marching on.

Michelle, she was a heroine, undaunted, true and brave
She showed her strength and valor as she fought her rights to save
But now the grass grows green above the silence of her grave
Her soul is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Her truth is marching on.

She planned to leave oppression and begin her life anew
Her deputy refused her, and into a rage he flew
Two gunshots and her screams, and then she died before we knew)
But her soul is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Her truth is marching on.

Michelle is gone and no grand jury ever got to speak
But justice will be done and that's the outcome that we seek
And soon throughout St. Augustine the truth will set us free,
For her soul is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Her truth is marching on.

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