You know it doesn't make much sense There ought to be a law against
Anyone who takes offense At a day in your celebration
'Cause we all know in our minds That there ought to be a time
That we can set aside To show just how much we love you
And I'm sure you will agree It couldn't fit more perfectly
Than to have a world party on the day you came to be
Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday
I just never understood How a man who died for good
Could not have a day that would Be set aside for his recognition
Because it should never be Just because some cannot see
The dream as clear as he That they should make it become an illusion
And we all know everything That he stood for time will bring
For in peace our hearts will sing Thanks to Martin Luther King
Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday
Bridge Why has there never been a holiday Where peace is celebrated
all throughout the world The time is overdue For people like me and you
You know the way to truth Is love and unity to all God's children
It should be a great event And the whole day should be spent
In full remembrance Of those who lived and died for the oneness of
all people So let us all begin We know that love can win
Let it out don't hold it in Sing it loud as you can
Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday
We know the key to unity of all People Is in the dream that you had so
Long ago That lives in all of the hearts Of people
That believe in unity We'll make the dream become
A reality I know we will Because our hearts tell us so (sing365)
Wonder recorded this to lobby for Dr. Martin Luther King's January 15 birthday to be an American national holiday. King was a black American Civil Rights leader whose unique combination of the message of Jesus and the method of Gandhi (non violent protest) gave both a strategy and a philosophy to the black civil rights movement. During the years he led the movement he won victory after victory without resorting to violence. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 at the age of 35, making him the youngest Nobel Prize recipient. He was shot and killed on April 4, 1968 by the white James Earl Ray when leaving his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee to attend a soul-food dinner at the home of the Reverend Samuel Kyles on the Lorraine Motel balcony. The third Monday in January is now Martin Luther King day in USA - a public holiday. (songfacts)
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