Pete Seeger - Take It From Dr. King lyrics

Down in Alabama, 1955 Not many of us here tonight were then alive; A young Baptist preacher led a bus boycott He led the way for a brand new day without firing a shot Don't say it can't be done The battle's just begun Take it from Dr. King You too can learn to sing So drop the gun Oh those must have been an exciting 13 years Young heroes, young h**nes There was laughter, there were tears Students at lunch counters Even dancing in the streets To think it all started with sister Rosa Refusing to give up her seat Song, songs, kept them going and going; They didn't realize the millions of seeds they were sowing They were singing in marches, even singing in jail Songs gave them the courage to believe they would not fail We sang about Alabama 1955 But since 9-11 we wonder will this world survive The world learned a lesson from Dr. King: We can survive, we can, we will And so we sing — Don't say it can't be done The battle's just begun Take it from Dr. King You too can learn to sing So drop the gun