He was a man of substance didn’t care for
glamour
He told us what he’d do if he had a hammer
He ideals and passion he openly shared
Singing for the common man just because he
cared
He sang we shall overcome                          
We shall overcome
We shall we shall overcome Cause we are one 
When it came to the future he was something
of a Seer
 
When it came to folk music a modern pioneer
He would strum his banjo as his voice cut through with might 
Singing for humanity peace and civil rights
He sang we shall overcome
We shall we shall overcome
You know that we shall overcome
Cause we are one
Singing give peace a chance back in ‘69
He asked Nixon are you listening between the
chorus lines
He life was dedicated to changing hate to
love
He believed we were united under the stars
above
Rebel with a cause patriot no pretender
Singing bout hate single handedly he forced
it to surrender
He sang we shall we shall overcome
We shall shall shall we shall overcome
Don’t you know that we shall overcome
We shall overcome Cause we are one
Oh and Pete Seeger was the one
