Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song William Moore, artist - Phil Ochs. Album song The Early Years, in the genre
Date of issue: 31.12.2005
Record label: Vanguard
Song language: English
William Moore |
Walkin' down an Alabama road |
Rememberin' what the Bible told |
Walkin' with a letter in his hand |
Dreaming of another southern land |
Walkin' down an Alabama road |
And he went by the name of William Moore |
Now what are you doing William Moore |
Why the letter in your hand? |
There’s only one southern land |
And he went by the name of William Moore |
What price the glory of one man? |
What price the glory of one man? |
What price the hopes |
What price the dreams |
And what price the glory of one man? |
Remembering what his grandfather done |
Fought for the south in '61 |
A hundred years have passed by since then |
Now Moore is fighting for the south again |
Remembering what his grandfather done |
Remembering the time in World War Two |
And the South Pacific Island that he knew |
Remembering the young men that he killed |
And the praying that the guns of hate be stilled |
Remembering the time in World War Two |
What price the glory of one man? |
What price the glory of one man? |
What price the hopes |
What price the dreams |
And what price the glory of one man? |
And they shot him on the Alabama road |
Forgot about what the Bible told |
They shot him with that letter in his hand |
As though he were a dog and not a man |
And they shot him on the Alabama road |
Did you say it was a shame when he died? |
Did you say he was fool because he tried? |
Did you wonder who had fired the gun? |
Did you know that it was you who fired the gun? |
Did you say it was a shame when he died? |
What price the glory of one man? |
What price the glory of one man? |
What price the hopes |
What price the dreams |
And what price the glory of one man? |