Written by Kris Kristofferson
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There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi
He would not bow down, he would not fight
He knew the deal was a-down and dirty
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And nothing wrong could make it right away
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But he knew his duty and the price he had to pay
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Just another holy man who dared to be a friend
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My God, they killed him
Another man from Atlanta, Georgia
Name of Martin Luther King
He shook the land like a rolling thunder
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And made the bells of freedom ring today
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With a dream of beauty that they could not take away
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Just another holy man who dared to make a stand
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My God, they killed him
The only Son of God Almighty
The holy one called Jesus Christ
He healed the sick and fed the hungry
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And for his love they took his life away
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On the road to glory where the story never ends
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Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand
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My God, they killed him
(There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi
A man named Martin Luther King
The only Son of God Almighty
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The holy one called Jesus Christ)
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On the road to glory where the story never ends
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Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand
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My God, they killed him
There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi
A man named Martin Luther King
The only Son of God Almighty
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The holy one called Jesus Christ
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On the road to glory where the story never ends
D C
Just the holy Son of Man I'll never understand
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My God, they killed him
(There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi
A man named Martin Luther King
The only Son of God Almighty
The holy one called Jesus Christ)
(There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi
A man named Martin Luther King
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The only Son of God Almighty...)
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