Oh, my beautiful child My beautiful child The brightest of stars Couldn't match your sweet smile But you grew up too soon Far beyond your young years Now all that remains Is your memory indeed You were always to blame And they put you through hell Then they locked you away In a dark lonely cell But you weren't really bad Just a little bit wild Now they'll hound you no more Oh, my beautiful child Beautiful, beautiful child, now you are free Free from this heart ache and pain and misery When they found your body that day, some said you smiled And I wish I was with you right now, my beautiful child You'd been locked up before But you've always came back With your hands held high And so proud to be black But the last time they came How could I have known? When they took you away That you'd never come home Yeah, they pushed you around 'Cause your skin wasn't white And although you were gentle You learn't how to fight And you fought all your life No, you didn't fail But you deserve better Than to die in some jail Ooh, beautiful, beautiful child, now you're free Free from this heart ache and pain and misery When they found your body that day, some said you smiled And I wish I was with you right now, my beautiful child And I wish I was with you right now, my beautiful child