The Assassination (45 Version)

Assassin in the window

Down in a Texas town

He waited 'til he saw him

Then he shot the president down

Oh, what a shame it was

Oh, what a shame it was

Oh, what a shame it was

He shot the president down

The world became a spit of solitude and sadness

Which made a grown man cry

And the news came on the radio

That president Kennedy had died

Oh, what a shame it was

Oh, what a shame it was

Oh, what a shame it was

He shot the president down

He was a man of honor

A man who had pride

A man who faced responsibility

He had equality in his eyes

Oh, what a shame it was

Oh, what a shame it was

Oh, what a tra—