They Killed Him

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
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 dared to be a friend
My God, they killed him

Another man 
From Atlanta, Georgia
Name of Martin Luther King
He shook the land 
Like a rolling thunder
And made the bells 
Of freedom ring today
With a dream of beauty 
That they could not take away
Just another holy man 
Who dared to make a stand
My God, they killed him

The only 
Son of God Almighty
The holy one 
Called Jesus Christ
He healed the sick 
And he 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 
I'll never understand
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
On the road to glory 
Where the story never ends
Just the holy Son of Man 
I'll never understand
My God, they killed him
My God, they killed him
My God, they killed him