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Abraham, Martin and John Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Has anyone here seen my old friend Abraham?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
Oh, he freed a lot of people
But it seems the good die young, yeah
I just looked around and he was gone
[Verse 2]
Has anyone here seen my old friend John?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
You know, he freed a lot of people
But it seems the good die young, yeah
I just looked around and he was gone
[Verse 3]
Has anybody here seen my old friend Martin?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed a lot of people
But it seems the good die young, yeah
I just looked around and he was gone
[Verse 4]
Has anybody here seen my friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
You know, he freed a lot of people
But the good, they die young, yeah
I just looked around and he was gone
Has anyone here seen my old friend Abraham?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
Oh, he freed a lot of people
But it seems the good die young, yeah
I just looked around and he was gone
[Verse 2]
Has anyone here seen my old friend John?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
You know, he freed a lot of people
But it seems the good die young, yeah
I just looked around and he was gone
[Verse 3]
Has anybody here seen my old friend Martin?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed a lot of people
But it seems the good die young, yeah
I just looked around and he was gone
[Verse 4]
Has anybody here seen my friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
You know, he freed a lot of people
But the good, they die young, yeah
I just looked around and he was gone
Oh I, just looked around and they were gone
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Who is Abraham?
Genius Answer
America’s 16th President Abraham Lincoln—he was assassinated on April 15, 1865 at the age of 56. Marvin references him in the first verse.
Who is Martin?
Genius Answer
Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.—he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 at the age of 39. Marvin references him in the third verse. The original version of this song by pop singer Dion was recorded just months after MLK’s murder.
Who is John?
Genius Answer
America’s 35th President John F. Kennedy—he was assassinated on November 22, 1963 at age 46. Marvin references him in the second verse.
Who is Bobby?
Who wrote this song?
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Release Date
January 8, 1970
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