Songtext von Motel In Memphis

Were you there when the man from atlanta was murdered in memphis Did you see him layin at the low rent hotel Did you hear them say that the cia is witness To the murder of a man at a motel in memphis Chorus: Motel in memphis, motel in memphis Run and tell somebody, theres blood on the riverside Old muddy water, rollin through memphis If you were there youd swear it was more than a man who died Did you see coretta she's sobbin on the corner in a black veil Did you see mr crump in a white coat grin Did you walk down river where the cotton woods are swingin With ghostly bodies of man Repeat chorus Instrumental Were you there with mahalya wailin at the funeral Did you watch them lower his casket in Did you tremble when you thought about the future And cry out for a modern man Repeat chorus