Precious memories, unseen angels Sent from somewhere to my soul How they linger, ever near me And the sacred past unfolds Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness, of the midnight Precious sacred scenes unfold Precious father, loving mother Fly across the lonely years And old home scenes, of my childhood In fond memory appears Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness, of the midnight Precious sacred scenes unfold I remember, mother prayin' Father too, on bended knee The sun is sinkin', shadows fallin' But their prayers still follow me Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness, of the midnight Precious sacred scenes unfold Precious memories fill my soul

Has anybody here seen my old friend Abraham? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lotta people But the good they say die young And I just looked around, and he was gone Has anybody here seen my old friend John? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lotta people But the good they say die young And I just looked around, and he's gone Has anybody here seen my old friend Martin? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lotta people But the good the say die young And I just looked around, and he's gone Didn't you love the things they stood for? Didn't they try to find some good for you and me? So we'll be free Someday soon there's gonna be a new day Has anybody here seen my old friend Bobby? Can you tell me where he's gone? I thought I saw him walking up over the hill With Abraham, Martin and John Precious memories How they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious sacred scenes unfold

People, people who need people Are the luckiest people in the world We're children needing other children And yet letting our grown-up pride Hide all the need inside Acting more like children than children Lovers are very special people They're the luckiest people in the world With one person, one very special person A feeling deep in your soul Says you were half now you're whole No more hunger and thirst But first be a person who needs people People, people who need people Are the luckiest people in the world With one person, one very special person A feeling deep in your soul Says you were half now you're whole No more hunger and thirst But first be a person who needs people You have got to need people They're the luckiest people in the world

(Mock) Yeah (Ing) Yeah (Bird) Yeah (Yeah) Yeah Mockingbird Everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Well now, if that mockingbird don't sing (bird don't sing) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring (a diamond ring) And if that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (oh, yeah) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Oh, I know, I love him and I can't tell him so (a mockingbird) That I, I, I, I love him and that's all he doesn't know, he doesn't know (a diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (that's why) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Oo-oo, everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Said now, if that mockingbird don't sing (it don't shine) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring (diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (yes, you do) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) I know that I, that I love him and I can't tell him so (mockingbird) That I, I, I, I love him and it's all he doesn't know, he doesn't know (diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (yes, he will) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Said now, if that mockingbird don't sing (it don't shine) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring