God Rest His Soul

A man lay dying in the street

A thousand people fell down on their knees

Any other day he would have been preaching

Reaching all the people there, oh, Lord, Lord

But Lord knows I can't change what I saw

I say, "God rest his soul"

The Memphis battleground was red

'Cause blood came pouring from his head

Women and children fallin' down, crying

For the man they loved so well, Lord, Lord, Lord

But Lord knows I can't change what I saw

I say, "God rest his soul"

Lord knows I can't change what I saw

I say, "God rest his soul"

The morning sun will rise again

With all their patience growing thin

What we gonna do when war is come and we're dying?

Dying for the 'cause I know

Yeah, but, Lord knows I can't change what I saw

I say, "God rest his soul"