SPOKEN: I think probably everybody remembers where they were at the time, and what they were doin'. I was in the third grade; they let us out of school. I'll never forget it. INTRO: Hee ee was a friend of mine Hee ee was a friend of mine His killin' had no purpose, no reason or rhyme Hee ee was a friend of mine Hee ee was in Dallas town Hee ee was in Dallas town From a sixth floor window, a gunner shot him down Hee ee died in Dalls town SOLO: Hee ee never knew my name Hee ee never knew my name Though I never met him, I knew him just the same Hee ee was a friend of mine The leader of a nation for such a precious time Hee ee was a friend of mine Hee ee was a friend of mine Hee ee was a friend of mine