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Artist: Mistreat
Canonical path: /mistreat/james-earl-ray
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James Earl Ray
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James Earl Ray
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Once upon a time there was a man
Who worked as a sniper for the Ku Klux Klan
He was as deadly as a poison sting
His bullet dropped Martin Luther King
Chorus:
James Earl Ray, James Earl Ray
You gave the White race a brand new day
James Earl Ray, James Earl Ray
It was too bad that you had to pay
He climbed to a roof top and took the aim
A squeeze to the trigger ended Luther's game
The king of the niggers felt a blast
His face fell down and he bit the dust
29 years is a long long time
People still ask why he made the crime
Ray was a right man in the right place
James Earl Ray did it for the White race
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