In honour of MLK Day tomorrow (the 17th), here’s a song my talented daughter, Lisa, composed when she was just 15:
He advocated a simple life
And wore khadi day and night
God is not on one man’s side
An eye for an eye makes us blind
Makes us blind
He marched for civil rights and freedom
And had a dream in Washington
He told us all of the mountaintop
Told us ’bout the promised land
Promised land
Where have all the good men gone?
Have they all packed up and left town
Have they all just gone forever
Or did we shoot them all
Shoot them all
Shoot them all down
When Vietnam burned he saw red
Clashed with Nixon from his bed
He said “imagine there’s no country”
Urged the world to give peace a chance
Peace a chance
He fought for the cause of oppressed blacks
Replaced his surname with an X
He promised his people freedom’s light
Every one should be treated right
Treated right
Good men must start doing something
And make this world fit for everyone
Who’ll put their head above the wall
And put a flower in the smoking gun?
