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Mavis Staples - We Shall Not Be Moved
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Songwriter
Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We shall not, we shall not be moved
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Like a tree that's planted by the water
We shall not be moved
[Verse 2]
We shall not, we shall not be moved
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Like a tree that's planted by the water
We shall not be moved
[Verse 3]
Union is behind us, we shall not be moved
The union is behind us, we shall not be
Just like a tree that's planted by the water
We shall not be moved
[Verse 4]
We're fighting for our freedom, we shall not be moved
Fighting for our freedom, we shall not (Be moved)
Like a tree that's planted by the water
We shall not be moved
[Verse 5]
Fighting for our children, we shall not be moved
We are fighting for our children, we shall not be moved
Like a tree that's planted by the water
We shall not be moved
[Verse 6]
Black and white together, we shall not be moved
Black and white together, we shall not be
Just like a tree that's planted by the wa-water
We shall not be, oh
[Verse 7]
We shall not, we shall not be moved
We, we shall not, we shall not be
Just like a tree that's planted by the water
We shall not be moved
[Verse 8]
Well, now, we, we shall not, we shall not be moved
Oh, we shall not, we shall not be
Just like a tree that's planted by the wa-water
We shall not be
[Verse 9]
Whoa, we shall not be moved
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Like a tree that's planted by the wa-water
We shall not be moved
Written by: Dp, Mavis Staples, Ry Cooder

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