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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
Vibraphone
Terri Wells
Terri Wells
Lead Vocals
Carlos Ortiz
Carlos Ortiz
Drums
Philip Woo
Philip Woo
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Terri Wells
Terri Wells
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
Producer
Jamey Staub
Jamey Staub
Mixing Engineer
Joel Scheuneman
Joel Scheuneman
Transfer Engineer
John Hopkins
John Hopkins
Overdub Engineer
Shawn Joseph
Shawn Joseph
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

(We've got to have a holiday, holiday)
He talked about love
(Holiday)
About unification
Talked about love (Holiday) and dedication
(We got to have a holiday)
We wanted to see peace (Holiday) across the nation
Call for an end (Holiday) to world starvation
(We got to have a holiday)
Fill their hearts (Holiday)
Inspiration
(Holiday)
(We got to have a holiday) He used the world (Holiday) as his foundation
We need (Any way) a proclamation
(We got to have a holiday)
Some sign (any way) of our affection
We (Holiday) got to have a holiday
(We got to have a holiday)
Martin (Holiday) Luther King
(Stevie says)
We need a holiday
(I won't give up the holiday, Stevie says)
He called for (Whatcha say?)
Preservation
(You know we need a holiday)
Of our world (Whatcha say?) relations
He asked that we (Holiday) strengthen race relations
(We got to have a holiday) the world in hunger (Holiday) was his major theme
He asked that peace (Holiday) should be our thing
(We got to have a holiday)
We (holiday) got to have a holiday
Get up (Holiday)
Get up
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
Like Stevie said (Holiday)
We got to have a holiday
(We got to have a holiday)
For Martin (holiday) Luther King
He spoke of love and unification
Talked about love and dedication
Peace all across the nation
Atlanta (Holiday) world foundation
(We got to have a holiday)
Fill the hopes (Holiday)
With inspiration
He used the world (Holiday) as his foundation
(We got to have a holiday)
We need a (holiday) holiday
We need (holiday) a proclamation
(We got to have a holiday)
To show (holiday) our affection
Dreaming (holiday) about
(We got to have a holiday)
Your end (holiday), you're not forgotten
Martin (holiday), you're not forgotten
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
You gave us love (holiday), you gave us peace
(We got to have a holiday)
You showed us the way (holiday) the world can be
(Holiday)
Just one day (We got to have a holiday, holiday)
We need to show our affection
Just one day (holiday)
To show our inspiration
(We got to have a holiday)
Just one day (holiday)
For a man who gave so much (holiday), so much
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
The dream involved
(Holiday)
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
Just one day for a man of love (holiday) and a man of peace
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
(Holiday)
One day for the teacher
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
One day for the preacher
Martin Luther King
We got to have a holiday
We got to have a holiday
We got to have a holiday
We got to have a holiday
Get up
Get up
Just one day for Martin Luther
Just one day for all he stood for
Written by: Roy Ayers, Terri Wells
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