A bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers' blood. A bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers' blood. Uma bala por detrás dos arbustos tirou o sangue de Medgar Evers A finger fired the trigger to his name. A finger fired the trigger to his name. Um dedo puxou o gatilho a seu nome A handle hid out in the dark A handle hid out in the dark Um encosto escondeu no escuro A hand set the spark A hand set the spark Uma mão deu a faísca Two eyes took the aim Two eyes took the aim Dois olhos fizeram mira Behind a man's brain Behind a man's brain Atrás, o cérebro de um homem But he can't be blamed But he can't be blamed Mas ele não pode ser culpado He's only a pawn in their game. He's only a pawn in their game. Ele é apenas um peão em seu jogo A South politician preaches to the poor white man, A South politician preaches to the poor white man, Um político do sul prega para o pobre homem branco "You got more than the blacks, don't complain. "You got more than the blacks, don't complain. "Você tem mais do que os negros, não reclame You're better than them, you been born with white skin," they explain. You're better than them, you been born with white skin," they explain. Você é melhor do que eles, você nasceu com pele branca." ele explicou And the Negro's name And the Negro's name E o nome Negro Is used it is plain Is used it is plain É usado obviamente For the politician's gain For the politician's gain Para o lucro do político As he rises to fame As he rises to fame Enquanto ele sobe em fama And the poor white remains And the poor white remains E o pobre branco permanece On the caboose of the train On the caboose of the train No vagão do trem But it ain't him to blame But it ain't him to blame Mas não é ele a se culpar He's only a pawn in their game. He's only a pawn in their game. Ele é apenas um peão em seu jogo The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid, The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid, O deputado, o xerife, os soldados Os governadores são pagos And the marshals and cops get the same, And the marshals and cops get the same, E os delegados e policiais recebem o mesmo But the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool. But the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool. Mas o pobre homem branco é usado Nas mãos de todos estes como uma ferramenta He's taught in his school He's taught in his school Ele está preso em sua educação From the start by the rule From the start by the rule Desde o inicio pela regra That the laws are with him That the laws are with him Que a lei está com ele To protect his white skin To protect his white skin Para proteger sua pele branca To keep up his hate To keep up his hate Manter o seu ódio So he never thinks straight So he never thinks straight Para que nunca pense direito 'Bout the shape that he's in 'Bout the shape that he's in No estado que ele está But it ain't him to blame But it ain't him to blame Mas não é ele a culpar He's only a pawn in their game. He's only a pawn in their game. Ele é apenas um peão em seu jogo From the poverty shacks, he looks from the cracks to the tracks, From the poverty shacks, he looks from the cracks to the tracks, Dos barracos da pobreza Ele enxerga pelas frestas os trilhos And the hoof beats pound in his brain. And the hoof beats pound in his brain. E a batida das patas ecoam na sua mente And he's taught how to walk in a pack And he's taught how to walk in a pack E ele é ensinado como andar em grupo Shoot in the back Shoot in the back Atirar pelas costas With his fist in a clinch With his fist in a clinch Com seu punho cerrado To hang and to lynch To hang and to lynch Enforcar em um linchamento To hide 'neath the hood To hide 'neath the hood Se esconder atrás de uma capa To kill with no pain To kill with no pain Matar sem dó Like a dog on a chain Like a dog on a chain Como um cachorro na corrente He ain't got no name He ain't got no name Ele não tem nome But it ain't him to blame But it ain't him to blame Mas ele não é de se culpar He's only a pawn in their game. He's only a pawn in their game. Ele é apenas um peão em seu jogo Today, Medgar Evers was buried from the bullet he caught. Today, Medgar Evers was buried from the bullet he caught. Hoje Medgar Evars foi enterrado Pela bala que o pegou They lowered him down as a king. They lowered him down as a king. Eles o abaixaram como um rei But when the shadowy sun sets on the one But when the shadowy sun sets on the one Mas quando as sombras do sol que se põem sobre aquele That fired the gun That fired the gun Que atirou a pistola He'll see by his grave He'll see by his grave Ele verá sua cova On the stone that remains On the stone that remains Na pedra que permanece Carved next to his name Carved next to his name Talhado ao lado de seu nome His epitaph plain: His epitaph plain: O epitáfio explicando: Only a pawn in their game. Only a pawn in their game. Apenas um peão em seu jogo