William Moore Lyrics - Phil Ochs

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 II 

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? 

Walkin' down an Alabama road