They Killed a King

He was a holy man from the south he came
They killed a king, oh lord, a man named king

He led a peaceful march with his darker skin 
They killed a king, oh lord, the man named king

His only weapon was believing in a dream
They killed a king, ooh the man named king

You know he fought for love and freedom 
He fought for all man kind
He fought so black and white could live with one another
And always have peace of mind
They killed a king, a man named king 

While his brothers were singing 'we shall overcome' 
They killed a king, oh lord, a man named king

A man of peace he won the Nobel Prize
They killed a king, oh lord, the man named king

A great man gone long before his time
They killed a king, oh lord, a man named king

You know he fought for love and freedom 
He fought for all man kind
He fought so black and white could live with one another
And always have peace of mind

They killed a king, a man named king 
We shall overcome
They killed a king, a man named king

© & ℗ 2014 Bobbejaan Records BVBA
Written and composed by Bobbejaan Schoepen & Mel Turner aka Jimmy James  Ross
Lyrics adaptation by Sam Moore
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