Inspired by the opening of the inquiry into the murder of Emma Caldwell on 9 December 2025 and her shameful treatment by both Strathclyde Police and the Scottish Government, twenty years ago (!), I posted on Talking-up Scotland (link at foot of page) and wrote these lyrics then performed by suno AI.
To hear the song click on https://suno.com/s/AwJgE0z5Ku2SutFN
Lyrics
A young girl from the shores and hills of the west
She was a happy child who loved horses so well
But stricken by grief at the loss of a dear big sister
She fell into despair, addiction and life in the city
Emma was her name, Emma a woman like any other
But women so little protected by the law or government
They were abused, killed and left as if they were nothing
Oh Emma, Emma, she was only one woman among many
Driven to the oldest trade to pay for her dark addiction
She was exposed to those men of the darkest desires
She paid the highest price at the hands of a monster
Murdered and left alone in the middle of nowhere
Emma was her name, Emma a woman like any other
But women so little protected by the law or government
They were abused, killed and left as if they were nothing
Oh Emma, Emma, she was only one woman among many
Alone at the end but not alone on the streets of the city
Three hundred women abused then abandoned by the law
The abusers free to violate again and again with no fear
They were thought of as worthless by officers of the law
Emma was her name, Emma a woman like any other
But women so little protected by the law or government
They were abused, killed and left as if they were nothing
Oh Emma, Emma, she was only one woman among many
But it does not stop there the lack of care for their lives
Above the officers who did nothing there were others
Men of rank who knew well but felt the same contempt
Above them men and women of power in the whole land
Emma was her name, Emma a woman like any other
But women so little protected by the law or government
They were abused, killed and left as if they were nothing
Oh Emma, Emma, she was only one woman among many
Many years later they deserve recognition and justice
From the officers to the people of power an apology
Today we all need to know those days are really gone
That those women today will be treated just like the rest
Emma was her name, Emma a woman like any other
But women so little protected by the law or government
They were abused, killed and left as if they were nothing
Oh Emma, Emma, she was only one woman among many
Shame on the officers of Strathclyde Police for not caring
Shame on their seniors who knew all but did nothing
Shame on the lawgivers who choose not to question
Shame on us all for accepting the contempt of victims
Emma was her name, Emma a woman like any other
But women so little protected by the law or government
They were abused, killed and left as if they were nothing
Oh Emma, Emma, she was only one woman among many
Singing Scotland's Future and Past 
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