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You Gotta Move Lyrics
You gotta move
You gotta move
You gotta move, child
You gotta move
Oh, when the Lord gets ready
You gotta move
You may be high
You may be low
You may be rich, child
You may be poor
But when the Lord gets ready
You gotta move
You see that woman,
Who walks the street
You see that police,
Upon his beat
But when the Lord gets ready
You gotta move
You gotta move
You gotta move
You gotta move, child
You gotta move
Oh, when the Lord gets ready
You gotta move
You may be low
You may be rich, child
You may be poor
But when the Lord gets ready
You gotta move
Who walks the street
You see that police,
Upon his beat
But when the Lord gets ready
You gotta move
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Yes, they did cover it from " Fred McDowell and Rev. Gary Davis". The Reverand also wrote "Prodigal son" that they covered as well. I believe personally it is about the high power. God doesn't care if your rich, poor, but when he's ready you gotta move! Great song. Apparently Fred and Gary were very flattered with the stones version because they kept to the original style of the song but added some extra "oomph" with the drums and double guitars. One of the stones most traditional blues song IMO.
Could someone as mighty and immortal as Mick write this? This song is soulful and very aware of mortality. This has got to be a New Orleans gospel song they lifted or wrote over?
It says trad. in the album, so it is a blues cover. It is about judgement day maybe?
exactly my thoughts very bluesy
I love how they sound like american Indians chanting at the end of it.
you got to move