When I was growing up I really liked the TV show Kung Fu, starring David Caradine. If you’re not familiar, the main character is a Shaolin monk traveling through the American Old West, searching for his half-brother and running from the law. While doing so, he was always helping the down-and-out and confronting cruelty and injustice, only to then quietly slip away before anyone noticed. Of course, there were times when he had to fight (at least once per episode), and you’d get some great righteousness-infused, slow-motion, martial-arts-style, saloon brawl choreography. TV has so much to teach us, if we would only watch it more. Bend like the reed.

LYRICS

In the days of Moses
Back in Pharaoh land
There was a kindly stranger
Who gladly lent a hand
He didn’t ask for money
Nor seek out any fame
Nobody said just who he was
But we know him just the same

What was his name?
What was his name?
I guess all strangers look the same
What was his name?
What was his name?
If you saw him would you know his name?

Who was she that milked the cows
So your coffee could have cream?
Who was he that made your coat
That stitched and sewed up every seam?
Who dug the highway ditches?
Who hauled the heavy loads?
Who was that hitch-hiker
That was standing in the road?

What was his name?
What was his name?
Ask me again and I’ll ask you the same
What was his name?
What was his name?
If you saw him would you know his name?

Who was always running
When they hear the siren call?
Who looked like every fugitive
That’s posted on the wall?
Some would call him criminal?
Some would call him saint
Some would say he’s heaven’s son
And some would say he aint

What was his name?
What was his name?
I guess all outlaws look the same
What was his name?
What was his name?
If you saw him would you know his name?