A man lay dyin' in the streets,   A thousand people fell down on their knees,   Any other day he would've been preachin',   Reaching all the people there,   Oh Lord, Lord      But Lord knows I can't change what I saw,   I say God rest his soul      The Memphis battleground was red,   Cause blood came pouring from his head,   Women and children fallin' down cryin',   For the man they loved so well,   Oh Lord, Lord      But Lord knows I can't change what I saw,   I say God rest his soul      Alright break here   (solo)      (1-2-3-4)   But Lord knows I can't change what I saw,   I say God rest his soul      The morning sun will rise again,   With all their patience growing thin,   What we gonna do when war has come and we're dyin',   Dyin' for the cause I know      (Yeah but)   But Lord knows I can't change what I saw,   I say God rest his soul