Cousins Speak only with your voices and not the sword Listen to your leaders and the words of the Lord Shake hands with your brothers has been my theme For I have had a dream. While fury gathers around you provoking you to hate Remember what I told you, don't heed the dangled bait Shake hands with your brothers has been my theme For I have had a dream. The leaders of the country are speaking just the same As those who've gone before them and those who are to blame Shake hands with your brothers has been my theme For I have had a dream. Proclaim a day of mourning and let the flags fly low The future is before us as I have told you so Shake hands with your brothers has been my theme For I have had a dream Shake hands with your brothers has been my theme For I have had a dream.