Often imitated, but never duplicated: Hilarity ensues when The View and American Idol 9 breakout star General Larry Pratt commemorate MLK Day with a live performance of Pratt’s original single “Pants On The Ground!”

Platt is veteran of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and took part in Alabama’s 1965 “Bloody Sunday March” from Selma to Birmingham with the late Dr. King.

“I was walking one day, and [I saw] a guy with a baby bottle in his mouth, and he had his pants on the ground. And that’s what gave me the inspiration,” the 63-year-old said, explaining the inspiration behind the animated hit that has become a viral sensation.