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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cleotha Staples
Cleotha Staples
Vocals
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Vocals
Pops Staples
Pops Staples
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Yvonne Staples
Yvonne Staples
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carl Smith
Carl Smith
Songwriter
Marshall Jones
Marshall Jones
Songwriter
Al Bell
Al Bell
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Al Bell
Al Bell
Producer
Jerry Masters
Jerry Masters
Engineer
Ralph Rhodes
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Terry Manning
Terry Manning
Engineer

Lyrics

We the people, hear now
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
We the people, yeah
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
You may have the black blood
Or you may have the white blood
But we all are living on blood, so
Don't let nobody slip into the mud, 'cause
We the people, you tell them
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
We the people, well
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
Earnin' the knack, vast regret
Everybody sweatin', what you give is what you get
Hot pants in style, don't let our world go wild
Mama's youngest child is learning fast
Got to get up as soon as you get down
Don't get nothing from, messing around
We the people, hey y'all
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
We the people
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
Oh, we the people, remember y'all
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
We the people
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
Earnin' the knack, vast regret
Everybody sweatin', what you give is what you get
Hot pants in style, don't let our world go wild
Mama's youngest child is learning fast
We the people, remember y'all
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
You and me now, alright, yeah
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now (I tell ya)
We the people, tell 'em all, tell 'em all, tell 'em all, yo
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
We the people, well
Got to make the world go 'round
Got to make the world now
We the people
(Every single man, every which way)
Got to make the world go 'round, got to make the world now
(Ain't nobody get away, it's a game we got to play, you see)
We the people, we got to do it now
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
Oh, we the people, yeah
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
We the people
Got to make the world go round
Got to make the world now
Written by: A. Smith, Booker T. Jones

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