Might I suggest "Beautiful Fool" by Don Henry: Martin Luther, who did you think that you were Appointed by some higher up Merely mortal, you're plans were unaffordable Nobody wants to pay the price for love Oh, you beautiful fool, swimming upstream, kicking up waves Dreams weren't meant to come true, that's why they call 'em dreams Oh, you beautiful fool Walter Cronkite preempted Disney one night And all us kids were so upset We thought that you were a trouble instigator Marching through our TV set Oh, you beautiful fool,............. To fight a fight without a fist, all human instinct puzzles this How dare you threaten our existence? Mahatma Gandhi, Jesus Christ, history repeats itself so nice Consistently we are resistant to love Oh, you beautiful fool........ Saw you on the black and white with blacks and whites applauding you Saw you on, another time, without a sign of life in you Oh, you beautiful fool....... I think this song is a tribute to MLK, a dreamer of dreams and all other beautiful fools like him who dare to dream things we cannot imagine and make them a reality...
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