Song for Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick Track

chorus)
A fighter against injustice
Every day of his life
Kirk's spirit, it's still singing
"Take your freedom, people, tonight!"

(verses)
He was born in Louisiana
On the soil of a tenant farm
An athlete and a teacher
He preached against all wrong.

He marched for "Freedom Now!"
And became a folk singer
The Deacons for Defense and Justice
He founded without fear. (chorus)

With SNCC, he marched in Houston
And with Martin Luther King
Poor people at his side, they called him:
"The Troubadour of Resurrection City."

He loved so much all people
And never lost his dreams
He sung for the people of Palestine
And the bookings all did cease. (chorus)

He marched on the streets of Belfast
And found the spirit of Bobby Sands
He sang "Soweto, fight on!"
And freely shared his wisdom.

A great man like Woody Guthrie
With evil he would not compromise
He fought against the war and draft
And exposed hypocrisy and lies. (chorus)

No one around can replace him
This artist who had no price
A gentle saint and prophet
Who stood up for his beliefs with pride. (chorus)