They Killed Him Songtext
von Johnny Cash

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 dared to be a friend
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 cannot 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!

Sing about mahatma ghandi
Sing of martin luther king
Sing of the Son of God almighty
A Holy Son 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!

There was a man named Mahatma Ghandi
A man we call Martin Luther King
The only son of God almighty
A holy one called Jesus Christ