Kris Kristofferson Lyrics
"They Killed Him"
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(Kris Kristofferson)
There was a man named Mahatma Ghandi
He would not bow down he would not fight
He knew the deal was down and dirty
And nothing wrong could make it right away
But he knew his duty and the price he had to pay
Just another holy man who tried to make a stand, my God they killed him.
Another man from Atlanta Georgia by the name of Martin Luther King
He shook the land like rolling thunder
and made the bells of freedom ring today
With a dream of beauty that they could not burn away
Just another holy man who dared to be a friend, my God they killed him.
--- Instrumental ---
(My God they killed him.)
The only son of God Almighty the holy one called Jesus Christ
Healed the lame and fed the hungry
and for his love they took his life away
On the road to glory where the story never ends
Just the holy son of man we'll never understand, my God they killed him.
Sing about Mahatma Ghandi, sing of Martin Luther King
Sing of Jesus Christ Almighty and the brothers Kennedy...
There was a man named Mahatma Ghandi
He would not bow down he would not fight
He knew the deal was down and dirty
And nothing wrong could make it right away
But he knew his duty and the price he had to pay
Just another holy man who tried to make a stand, my God they killed him.
Another man from Atlanta Georgia by the name of Martin Luther King
He shook the land like rolling thunder
and made the bells of freedom ring today
With a dream of beauty that they could not burn away
Just another holy man who dared to be a friend, my God they killed him.
--- Instrumental ---
(My God they killed him.)
The only son of God Almighty the holy one called Jesus Christ
Healed the lame and fed the hungry
and for his love they took his life away
On the road to glory where the story never ends
Just the holy son of man we'll never understand, my God they killed him.
Sing about Mahatma Ghandi, sing of Martin Luther King
Sing of Jesus Christ Almighty and the brothers Kennedy...
This song is from the album "Repossessed", "Singer/Songwriter [Monument Records]", "Singer/Songwriter [Monument Records]", "Repossessed/Third World Warrior" and "The Country Collection [Spectrum]".