Abraham, Martin and John

Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., was an American singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned more than two decades. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he was the son of a storefront minister of a local Pentecostal church sect and grew up singing gospel in church revivals as a young child. Gaye branched out into secular music as a teenager, joining the doo-wop group The Marquees, after returning from an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, before the group was hired by Harvey Fuqua to be Harvey & The Moonglows. Following the band's separation in 1960, Gaye began working as a session drummer for the Detroit music label, Anna, before signing with Motown Records in 1961, adding an "e" to his s… more »

Year:: 1976
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Has anybody here seen my old friend Abraham, 
Can you tell me where his gone, oh,
He freeded a lot of people but it seems the good die young, yeah,
I just looked around and he was gone.

Has anybody here seen my old friend John, 
Can you tell me where his gone, oh,
He freeded a lot of people but it seems the good die young, yeah, 
I just looked around and he was gone. 

Has anybody here seen my old friend Martin, 
Can you tell me where his gone, oh,
He freeded a lot of people but it seems the good die young, yeah,
I just looked around and he was gone. 

Has anybody here seen my old friend Marvin, 
Can you tell me where his gone, You know,
He freeded a lot of people but the good they die  young, 
I just looked around and he was gone. 

Oooooooo
Yeah
Oh i just looked around they were gone, 
Oh yeah

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Funk / Soul

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Rhythm & Blues

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