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Chief Justice Taney and the Supreme says Dred Scott is "just a slave."
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"En la Brisa" Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com
Because you once live in free territory
Let me tell you ‘bout Dred Scott’s situation
An enslaved man living in the U.S. nation
Dred’s master took him all over the country
To states with slaves and to some that were free
He lived for two years in free Illinois
‘Til his owner Emerson was redeployed
In Wisconsin Dred met Harriet his love
And got married not in court but in the eyes of God above
Emerson got married but soon he died
And ownership passed to his widowed bride
Dred asked her manumit him but she refused
He said “here’s 300 dollars,” she said “you’re too much to lose”
He took his case to court, they said the Scotts they should be free
Because they used to live in, the free territory
The Supreme Court then reversed the ruling that had been made
They said “you’re not a man, you’re only just a slave”
C’mon on, I’m not even goin’ for it
This is what I’m goin’ sing
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
And you say he’s just a slave, oh Taney
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
But you say he’s just a slave, Supreme Court
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
But you say he’s just a slave
So Dred lost his court case, was denied his freedom
And that’s a shame but why you have to heed him
Because the verdict, it changed the game
And drove abolitionists insane
Travel to the free states no more made you free
And perhaps these free states had no right to be
The Supreme Court said, that Congress had no right
To restrict slavery, in territories a’ight,
In case you don’t know what this implies
Remember Missouri Compromise
It now violated the Constitution
Now slavery could go up north and now it could spread
Chief Justice Taney spoke of rights for Dred
Oh, snap! Guess what he said?
“No rights which the white man was bound to respect”
Blacks have no rights, they’re not citizens
So this has to be the worst decision made
When they told poor Dred Scott that he’s only just a slave
Don’t give me that. Don’t even give me that. Bust this!
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
And you say he’s just a slave, oh Taney
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
But you say he’s just a slave, Supreme Court
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
But you say he’s just a friend
Chief Justice Taney and the Supreme says Dred Scott is "just a slave."
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"En la Brisa" Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com
Because you once live in free territory
Let me tell you ‘bout Dred Scott’s situation
An enslaved man living in the U.S. nation
Dred’s master took him all over the country
To states with slaves and to some that were free
He lived for two years in free Illinois
‘Til his owner Emerson was redeployed
In Wisconsin Dred met Harriet his love
And got married not in court but in the eyes of God above
Emerson got married but soon he died
And ownership passed to his widowed bride
Dred asked her manumit him but she refused
He said “here’s 300 dollars,” she said “you’re too much to lose”
He took his case to court, they said the Scotts they should be free
Because they used to live in, the free territory
The Supreme Court then reversed the ruling that had been made
They said “you’re not a man, you’re only just a slave”
C’mon on, I’m not even goin’ for it
This is what I’m goin’ sing
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
And you say he’s just a slave, oh Taney
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
But you say he’s just a slave, Supreme Court
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
But you say he’s just a slave
So Dred lost his court case, was denied his freedom
And that’s a shame but why you have to heed him
Because the verdict, it changed the game
And drove abolitionists insane
Travel to the free states no more made you free
And perhaps these free states had no right to be
The Supreme Court said, that Congress had no right
To restrict slavery, in territories a’ight,
In case you don’t know what this implies
Remember Missouri Compromise
It now violated the Constitution
Now slavery could go up north and now it could spread
Chief Justice Taney spoke of rights for Dred
Oh, snap! Guess what he said?
“No rights which the white man was bound to respect”
Blacks have no rights, they’re not citizens
So this has to be the worst decision made
When they told poor Dred Scott that he’s only just a slave
Don’t give me that. Don’t even give me that. Bust this!
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
And you say he’s just a slave, oh Taney
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
But you say he’s just a slave, Supreme Court
You, know he should be free but you say he’s just a slave
But you say he’s just a friend
