Little Susie
Michael Jackson Lyrics

Somebody killed little Susie
Little Susie was murdered by someone unknown

The girl with the tune
Little Susie was known for singing a particular tune

Who sings in the daytime at noon
Little Susie often sang during the day

She was there screaming
Little Susie was screaming for help

Beating her voice in her doom
Little Susie was screaming so hard that her voice was breaking

But nobody came to her soon
No one came to help Little Susie, and she died alone

A fall down the stairs
Little Susie fell down the stairs and was injured

Her dress torn
After falling down the stairs, Little Susie's dress was torn

Oh the blood in her hair
Little Susie was bleeding from her head

A mystery so sullen in air
The circumstances surrounding Little Susie's death were mysterious and depressing

She lie there so tenderly
Little Susie's body was lying there delicately

Fashioned so slenderly
Little Susie was thin and frail

Lift her with care,
Whoever found Little Susie's body lifted her gently

Everyone came to see
Many people came to look at Little Susie's dead body

The girl that now is dead
Little Susie is dead now

So blind stare the eyes in her head
Little Susie's eyes were open after her death, but she was not seeing anything

And suddenly a voice from the crowd said
Someone in the crowd spoke up suddenly

This girl lived in vain
The person in the crowd said that Little Susie's life was meaningless

Her face bear such agony, such strain
Little Susie's face showed signs of great pain and suffering

But only the man from next door
One of Little Susie's neighbors was the only one who really knew her

Knew Little Susie and how he cried
The neighbor knew Little Susie well and was very upset to hear about her death

As he reached down
The neighbor bent down

To close Susie's eyes
The neighbor closed Little Susie's eyes

It was all for God's sake
Little Susie's life and death had some kind of religious significance

For her singing the tune
Little Susie's talent for singing was central to her life and death

For someone to feel her despair
Little Susie wanted someone to understand how desperate she felt

To be damned to know hoping is dead and you're doomed
Little Susie felt helpless and hopeless

Then to scream out
Little Susie cried out in frustration and pain

And nobody's there
No one was around to help Little Susie

She knew no one cared
Little Susie felt like no one loved her

Father left home, poor mother died
Little Susie's family was broken

Leaving Susie alone
Little Susie was left to fend for herself

Grandfather's soul too had flown
Little Susie's grandfather had died as well

No one to care
Little Susie had no one to take care of her

Just to love her
Little Susie just wanted to be loved

How much can one bear
Little Susie suffered a great deal in her short life

Rejecting the needs in her prayers
Despite praying for help, Little Susie was still alone and struggling

Neglection can kill
Neglect can be deadly

Like a knife in your soul
Neglect can hurt deeply

Oh it will
Neglect will cause pain and suffering

Little Susie fought so hard to live
Despite all her struggles, Little Susie tried hard to survive

She lie there so tenderly
Little Susie's body was still delicate even in death

Fashioned so slenderly
Little Susie was thin and frail, even in death

Lift her with care
Whoever found Little Susie's body lifted her gently

So young and so fair
Little Susie was young and beautiful, but her life was cut tragically short