Martin Luther, who did you think that you were?   Appointed by some higher up   Merely mortal, your plans were unaffordable   No one wants to pay for love      Oh, you beautiful fool   Swimming upstream, kicking up waves   Dreams weren't meant to come true   That's why they call 'em dreams   Oh, you beautiful fool      Walter Cronkite preempted Disney one night   And all us kids were so upset   We thought that you were a trouble instigator   Marching through our TV set      Oh, you beautiful fool   Swimming upstream, kicking up waves   Dreams weren't meant to come true   That's why they call 'em dreams   Oh, you beautiful fool      To fight a fight without a fist   All human instinct puzzles this   How dare you threaten our existence?      Mahatma Gandhi, Jesus Christ   History repeats itself so nice   Consistently we are resistant to love      Saw you on the black and white   With blacks and whites applauding you   Saw you on another time   Without a sign of life in you      Oh, you beautiful fool   Swimming upstream, kicking up waves   Dreams weren't meant to come true   That's why they call 'em dreams   Oh, you beautiful fool   Oh, you beautiful fool