Lyrics
[Intro]
Come on, feet
Start movin'
Got to get me there
Ow!
Hey, hey
Uh-huh-huh, huh, huh, oh
Uh-huh-huh, huh, huh, yeah
[Verse 1]
Oh, twenty five miles from home, girl
My feet are hurtin' mighty bad
Now, I've been walkin' for three days and two lonely nights
You know that I'm mighty mad, huh
But I got a woman waitin' for me
That's gonna make this trip worthwhile
You see, she's got the kind of lovin' and a-kissin'
A-make a man go stone wild
[Chorus]
So I got to keep on walkin', mmm-hmm, huh
I got to walk on, oh, ho-ho
I-I, I-I, I'm so tired (I-I, I-I, I, I, I, I)
But I just can't lose my stride (I-I, I-I, I, I, I, I)
[Verse 2]
I got fifteen miles to go now
And I can hear my baby callin' my name
It's as if, as though I'm standin' at her front door
I can hear her that doggone plain
Now, I'll be so glad to see my baby
And hold her in my arms one more time, huh
Now when I kiss her lips, I'll turn a back over flip
And I'll forget about these feet of mine
[Chorus]
I got to keep on walkin', hey, woo
I got to walk on, let me tell ya, y'all
I-I, I, I'm so tired, huh (I-I, I-I, I, I, I, I)
But I just can't lose my stride (I-I, step on, keep on steppin')
[Verse 3]
Woo! Come on feet, don't fail me now (Come on feet, don't fail)
I got ten more miles to go (Ten more miles)
I got nine (Step on, step on)
Eight (Step on, step on)
Seven (Step on, step on)
Six, six, six (Step on, step on)
[Verse 4]
I got five more miles to go now
Over the hill, just around the bend, huh
Although my feet are tired, I can't lose my stride
I got to get to my baby again
[Chorus]
I got to keep on walkin', mmm-hmm, hey
I got to walk on, wait, let me tell ya, y'all
I-I, I, I'm so tired, huh (I-I, I-I, I, I, I, I)
But I just can't lose my stride (I-I, step on, keep on steppin')
[Outro]
(Walkin') Yeah, huh
I got to walk on
Let me tell ya, y'all
I see my baby just across the fence (I-I, I-I, I, I, I, I)
(I-I, step on, keep on steppin') Woo!
[Outro]
(Walkin') Hey, hey now
I got to walk on, let me tell ya, y'all, got to say
I been steppin' since the sun came up (I-I, I-I, I, I, I, I)
Written by: Bert Berns, Edwin Starr, Harvey Fuqua, Jerry Wexler, Johnny Bristol