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lirik lagu allen gray & payson lewis - tell them something

[jimmy mcdonald, sung]
listen here, brethren
progress waits for no man
whether you sit, stand, or [?]
with body and soul, tell them

[jimmy, spoken]
somethin?

[jimmy, sung]
we gotta’ take action, move your feet
put one shoe in front of the other
with each step we’ll get a little further
gain traction ’till we’re free
why just move while standing still
walking while we run uphill

whether you sit
tell them something
whether you stand, mmm
tell them something
whether you [?]
tell them something
somethin’s better than nothing
you better tell them somethin’

let’s get travelin’ to the south
segregation waiting there
straight into the demon’s lair

we have [unknown]
that we deserve to live
we can no longer be happy
with what they give

whether you sit

[ensemble, jimmy]
tell them something
[jimmy]
whether you stand, come on

[ensemble, jimmy]
tell them something

[jimmy]
whether you [unknown]

[ensemble only]
tell them something

[jimmy]
tell them

[ensemble, jimmy]
something’s better than nothing

[jimmy]
you better tell them

[scat sung]
sweet~n~dot~dot~n~dee~dot
sweet~n~dot~dah~dah~n~dye
sweet~buh~dot~n~dee~dot~day~yeah
dee~buh~dot~n~dee~buh~dot~n~dee~buh~dot~dee~buh~dobble~doo
buh~dwee~dwee~de~dweet~dot~dah~dweet~dot~dah~do
sah~da~da~da~do~dah
wave~ray~en~bedda~dah~bedda~mmm~dah~mmm~dah~hey~hey
whoa
[sung]

something’s better than nothing
you better tell them something
something’s better than nothing
you better tell them something, oh