{Southern Soul/Blues/Humor) Bishop Bullwinkle - "Hell To Da Naw Naw "(video, information, & lyrics)

Bishop Bullwinkle, March 1, 2016 -snip- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdKI1wj-JpI&ab_channel=OfficialBronshay is a different video of the same 2014 song. That video was posed in 2015 and immediaely went viral.

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Statistics for this embedded video of January 13, 2022 at 8:55 AM ET total views - 67,727,105 total likes - 571K total dislikes -This feature's results isn't working. total comments - 36,687

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Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post presents information about the saying "Hell to da naw" and showcases a 2016 video of Bishop Bullwinkle singing his song "Hell To Da Naw Naw ". Information about Bishop Bullwinkle is also included in this post along with the lyrics to this song. The content of this post is presented for cultural and entertainment purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners. Thanks to Bishop Bullwinkle for his cultural legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. RIP Bishop Bullwinkle. **** WHAT "HELL TO THE NAW" MEANS From https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/hell-to-the-naw/ 
Published April 13, 2018
"Hell to the naw is an expressive and intensive slang way to say “no.”

WHERE DOES HELL TO THE NAW COME FROM?

English speakers have been exclaiming hell no since at least the 1930s. Naw is a dialect variant of no evidenced in print in the late 1600s. Hell to the naw is recorded in black slang in the 2000s, notably appearing in hip-hop and R&B lyrics. The words to the, here, intensifies the phrase’s sense of rejection.

The expression was popularized in 2014 with the release of a viral song and video, “Hell 2 Da Naw Naw” by a Southern singer and pastor who goes by Bishop Bullwinkle. In it, Bullwinkle sings: “I ain’t gonna preach too long / Ain’t gonna take this service too far / My sermon in the morning / Hell to the naw naw naw,” variously repeating hell to the naw in the chorus.

The video was uploaded to YouTube in August, 2014 and went viral immediately, spawning Vine compilations and another viral video of a grandmother dancing to it. In comedic Vine videos, clips from the hook of “Hell 2 Da Naw Naw” were used as reaction images. For instance, a Vine user might show a son asking his father for some money and then play the chorus of the song as the father’s reply.

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WHO USES HELL TO THE NAW?

In colloquial speech and writing, hell to the naw, as spread in the popular lexicon by Black English, is used as a dramatic way to say “absolutely not”! It’s often issued in response to an overwhelming, confusing, disgusting, or otherwise upsetting situation a speaker does not want to deal with or wishes to distance themselves from. For instance, “Beyoncé is going to be in town when I have to be away for a work trip?! Oh, hell to the naw.“.

Online, people may incorporate clips or stills from Bishop Bullwinkle’s “Hell 2 Da Naw Naw” as a humorous negative reaction to some content or to emphasize a refusal or rejection.”…
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Contrary to what this writer wrote, I don't think that "Bishop Bullwinkle" was ever a pastor. That was a character that Bernard Thomas (Bishop Bullwinkle) created and acted out. 

**** LYRICS- "HELL TO THE NAW NAW"

[Intro]

Mmm (C'mon, Bishop) Mmm-mm-mmm, yeah (Yeah) Mmm-mm-mmm (Listen) (Let it go, let it go)

[Verse 1] My name Bishop Bullwinkle I got the First Church of Nothing but the Truth (What you say?) Deacon Kyle, Deacon George, Deacon Clay Open the door, let em' in, turn em' loose First I want to thank God For the blood running warm in my veins (Yeah) I thank God for my life, health and strength I got a sound mind, I'm not insane (Come on) I ain't gonna preach too long Ain't gonna take this service too far My sermon's in the morning Hell to the naw, naw, naw Come on, come on

[Chorus]

Hell naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Hell to the naw) Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Listen)

[Verse 2]

Sister Ella, Sister Ruth, make sure that everybody get a seat

(C'mon, y'all)

Sister Lilly may go back in the kitchen 'Cause she when it get through, I need to eat (I mustn't) Fix me collard greens and cornbread and rice Chicken breast, ox tails on the side (That's what I'm talkin' 'bout) Deacon Underwood, get my Bentley ready 'Cause when it get through, I need a ride Doctor West, count the money, count the money Come back and tell us what ya raised (Well, had to find another, did you?)

I got the people, they looking for some blessings First God gotta get the praise (C'mon, y'all) See, there's an old saying When the praises go up, you get the blessing coming down

I got some peoples in the church God almighty look at 'em, they messing around [Chorus]

Hell naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Hell to the naw) Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Listen)

[Verse 3]

I got peoples in the church smokin' weed, drinkin' whiskey They drinkin' a lot of gin (What you say?) I got the preacher with the night prayer leading Talking about, "Can I get a amen?" (C'mon) Early Sunday morning 'Bout a quarter and a half past the ten (Yeah)

I got some people, they comin' off the street God almighty look at 'em, they strollin' in (They need help) They layin' at the altar They confessin' their sins, yeah (Come my way) Time you see 'em Monday morning Doing the same thing again (Hypocrite, hypocrite)

[Chorus]

Hell naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Hell to the naw) Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Listen)

[Verse 4]

Got kids dropping out of school Talking about they don't want to learn Yet they're standing on the corner rolling blunts Talking about, come on let's burn (Y'all better get back to school) I got kids walking up and down the street Pants hanging down around their knees (Pull them pants up) Talking about that they're looking for a job When I see 'em jitter bug, I say please See all they ever talk about, brag about Who got the biggest and the baddest gun Time they see the copper with the bubble top They drop the gun, they want to run (Put them guns down) And now the sheriff got 'em locked up, hah They sitting in the county jail (It's a shame) I heard their mama, she was crying all night She can't get no money for the bail And now they're mad with the home boys 'Cause they didn't put no money in the commissary (Free to go, naw) Be glad you're in the jail, brother man You were sure headed for the cemetery (C'mon, wait) There's an old saying That a hard head make a soft behind (Yeah) Well, since you did the crime, go on and do the time Stop the baby crying, come on, come on

[Chorus]

Hell naw (Come on, wait) To the naw, naw, naw (Come on, come on) Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw Hell naw-naw, to the naw-naw, to the naw-naw, naw-naw To the naw-naw, to the naw-naw, hell to the naw-naw, hah To the naw-naw, naw, naw, hell to the naw Naw, naw, naw, naw, hell to the naw-naw

Online source: https://genius.com/Bishop-bullwinkle-hell-to-da-naw-naw-naw-lyrics

About this song  by Donnyst, 2015
"Bishop Bullwinkle’s real name is Bernard Thomas. At the time of this song going viral, around 2014, he was 68 years old and residing in Plant City, Alabama."

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INFORMATION ABOUT BISHOP BULLWINKLE
Excerpt #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Bullwinkle
"Bernard Thomas (August 22, 1948 – June 16, 2019), better known as Bishop Bullwinkle, was an American singer/comedian best known for appearing in the viral YouTube video "Hell to the Naw Naw".

Background

Bishop Bullwinkle's real name was Bernard Thomas. The Bullwinkle part of his name came from a childhood nickname; while in school, a classmate of his wrote on the bulletin board, "Bernard Thomas is funny like Bullwinkle the moose".[1] He was based in Florida.[2] He had mixed reactions to his style and song content, drawing both praise and condemnation.[3]"...

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Excerpt #2
From https://blavity.com/bishop-bullwinkle-gives-us-the-perfect-response-to-any-bad-situation/bishop-bullwinkle-gives-us-the-perfect-response-to-any-bad-situation?category1=black-twitter
by Candice Crutchfield, August 11, 2015
"In case you missed it, the internet was recently blessed with the musical stylings of Alabama’s next hit artist, Bishop Bullwinkle. Also known as “Bull Winka,” his first original single, “Hell 2 Da Naw Naw” might literally be the best response to any trying situation. Spitting occasional fire and some questionable lyrics, Bullwinkle has managed to accumulate over 570,000 video views as of Tuesday night. The rising sensation has no intent to stop. Since his video went viral, he’s posted not one, but three music videos. The song title alone pretty much sums up any and every daily struggle.

Are you ready to go back to school? Hell naw

Will you have that report in by Friday? Hell to da naw naw

The gas prices went up again? Hell naw, to the naw naw naw

I don’t know about you, but I’ll be singing “Hell 2 Da Naw Naw” at work for the next few weeks. Be sure to watch him throw shade in, “Some Preachers” and other Bullwinkle specials on his YouTube channel and Facebook page.”
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*This is the complete article except for a link that now leads to a discussion thread about a completely different topic. 

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Excerpt #3
From https://chicagoreader.com/music/both-revered-and-condemned-for-his-brazen-humor-bishop-bullwinkle-is-a-meme-ready-bluesman/
"Both revered and condemned for his brazen humor, Bishop Bullwinkle is a meme-ready bluesman
by David Whiteis, February 23, 2017 [This is the complete article.]
"Bishop Bullwinkle’s profanity-laced takedowns of roguish churchmen and their hypocritical flocks on “Hell 2 Da Naw Naw” and “Some Preachers [Ain’t Sh-t*]” have made him a cult, meme-ready YouTube celebrity quite apart from the praise and condemnation he’s received from modern-day southern-soul aficionados. And his shows go even further: they’re basically an unexpurgated barrage of toasts, dozens-style insult routines, and sexual throwdowns. Seemingly designed to both amuse and offend as wide a spectrum of listeners as possible, Bullwinkle’s act represents a long-standing “underground” strain of black folk humor, similar to what Rudy Ray Moore did with Dolemite—though Bullwinkle’s “Bishop” gimmick adds a new layer of transgressiveness. He provides a glimpse at one of the vernacular roots of hip-hop, a living history so to speak, while simultaneously pushing the envelope and being riotously funny (at least to those who aren’t easily offended). None of this is to mention that both “Hell 2 Da Naw Naw” and “Some Preachers” also ignited a little controversy: the former lifted the backing track from singer Bigg Robb’s “Looking For a Country Girl,” while “Some Preachers” appropriated elements of Sheba Potts-Wright’s “The Real Deal.” Still, Bullwinkle doesn’t edit either of those songs when he performs them live."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this article.

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Washboard Willie -Ham Bone (sound file and lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the 1964 record "Ham Bone" by Washboard Willie". Information about Washboard Willie is included in this post along with information about the washboard instrument and information about Washboard Willie's 1964 record "Ham Bone".

A sound file of and lyrics for that song are also included in this post..

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Washboard Willie for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this psot and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
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This post is part of an ongoing series about the "Hambone" song and percussive body patting activity.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/10/pattin-juba-hambone-and-bo-diddley-beat.html
for a 2011 pancocojams post on Hambone (pattin juba) beat and body percussion.

Click the tag below for other pancocojams posts that are also part of an ongoing series on "Hambone".

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INFORMATION ABOUT WASHBOARD WILLIE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washboard_Willie
"William Paden Hensley (July 24, 1906[1] or 1909 – August 24, 1991),[2] known as Washboard Willie, was an [African] American Detroit blues musician, who specialised in playing the washboard. He recorded tracks including "A Fool on a Mule in the Middle of The Road" plus "Cherry Red Blues", and worked variously with Eddie "Guitar" Burns, Baby Boy Warren, and Boogie Woogie Red.[2]

Hensley was born either in Bullock County, Alabama, in 1906,[1] or in Columbus, Georgia, in 1909.[2] "Washboard Willie", as he became known, did not take up music until his thirties. By 1948 he had relocated to Detroit,[3] and in 1952, he watched Eddie "Guitar" Burns performing and played along with Burns' backing group. He impressed the proprietor and ended up with a three-year residency with the band.[4]
Working full-time washing cars for a living, he decided to name his own musical ensemble, Washboard Willie and the Super Suds of Rhythm, working off of the name of a once-popular laundry detergent![4][5] He graduated from just playing the washboard to incorporate a bass drum and snare and, in 1955, gave Little Sonny his first booking.[4] In 1956, Hensley made his own debut recording of "Cherry Red Blues," with "Washboard Shuffle;" and then "Washboard Blues Pt. 1 & 2."[6] His recording career continued until 1962 utilising Boogie Woogie Red on piano accompaniment. The recordings were not issued until 1969 on Barrelhouse Records. However, in 1966, Willie did release a single with the tracks "Natural Born Lover," and "Wee Baby Blues." His band remained in demand playing nightly in both Detroit and Ann Arbor.[4]
In 1973, he toured Europe with Lightnin' Slim, Whispering Smith, Snooky Pryor, Homesick James and Boogie Woogie Red; he also played at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival that year on the Saturday afternoon "Detroit Blues" show. A compilation album, American Blues Legends '73 was issued on Big Bear Records with Willie contributing the tracks, "I Feel So Fine" and "Kansas City."[4][6] Six years later he stopped playing professionally.[4]"

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WASHBOARD INSTRUMENT
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washboard_(musical_instrument)
"The washboard and frottoir (from Cajun French "frotter", to rub) are used as a percussion instrument, employing the ribbed metal surface of the cleaning device as a rhythm instrument. As traditionally used in jazz, zydeco, skiffle, jug band, and old-time music, the washboard remained in its wooden frame and is played primarily by tapping, but also scraping the washboard with thimbles. Often the washboard has additional traps, such as a wood block, a cowbell, and even small cymbals. Conversely, the frottoir (zydeco rubboard) dispenses with the frame and consists simply of the metal ribbing hung around the neck. It is played primarily with spoon handles or bottle openers in a combination of strumming, scratching, tapping and rolling. The frottoir or vest frottoir is played as a stroked percussion instrument, often in a band with a drummer, while the washboard generally is a replacement for drums."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT WASHBOARD WILLIE'S "HAM BONE" RECORD
From http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?cat=2010 Ham Bone / Washboard Willie
SUNDAY, JULY 8TH, 2012
"Roger Armstrong played me ‘Ham Bone’ in ’07. I’d never heard the version prior, but hunted for it ever since. Let me tell you, this was one hard record to find. Forget about price, it was all about a copy turning up at all. Subsequently I’d been searching unsuccessfully for ages, but just prior to our London trip last week, the first pressing to list on eBay in years appeared. Not about to lose it, I put in a crazy high bid, and luck was on my side.

Funny enough, the auction closed while I was in the UK, sitting in Camden’s Spreadeagle pub with Roger himself. No lie. What a nice email alert to get anywhere, but nicely full circle in this case.

By far the most successful version, according the BILLBOARD chart number, is that by Red Saunders & His Orch. with Delores Hawkins & The Hambone Kids. Love it as you will, still Washboard Willie’s is clearly in a class of it’s own.

Having turned professional in ’52 at thirty years old, a very late bloomer even then, this full time car washer’s apparent first stroke of genius was to name his band Washboard Willie & The Super Suds Of Rhythm. Now who wouldn’t want every record they made on name alone?

Originally playing only his washboard from work, his second stroke, by ’55 he added a bass and snare drum, his third. Listen to Washboard Willie’s performance on ‘Ham Bone’, from ’64, and you’ll hear how he mastered a most primal idea, thereby achieving for himself a permanent slot in music history."...

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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Washboard Willie - Ham Bone



DeepGospel, Published on May 9, 2015

Great solo drums/vocal record, produced by Detroit's legendary Joe von Battle. [1964]

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LYRICS - HAM BONE
(Washboard Willie)

Ham in the hambone pat’em on the shoulder
If you get a pretty girl, I'll show you how to hold her.
Up to the big house down to the kitchen
Come on get your hook and line Let’s go fishin’
Mama caught a red bass I caught a hammer
Mama caught a big fish, big enough for dinner
Hambone!
Hambone Hambone where you been?
All around the world and back again
Come on gal let’s go where it’s found
come on gal let’s mess around
come on gal let’s go to school
come on gal let’s cut the fool

Hambone

Hambone is a good ole man
He washed his face with a frying pan
He combed his hair with a wagon wheel
He died with a toothpick in his heel
Hambone.
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These lyrics are spoken rather than sung and are accompanied by a snare drum .

This is my transcription of this song from that sound file. Additions and corrections are welcome.

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Mississippi Fred McDowell- "You Gotta Move" (Blues)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part IV of a four part pancocojams series that showcases renditions of the African American Spiritual "Move When The Spirit Says Move" or are based, at least in part, on that Spiritual.

This post showcases Mississippi Fred McDowell's Blues song "You Gotta Move". This Blue song was inspired in part by the African American Spiritual "You Gotta Move When The Spirit Says Move".

Selected comments from this sound file's discussion thread are also included in this post.

Added 2:30 PM 2/23/2017: Quotes from Mudcat.com discussion thread about this song.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/two-interpretations-of-african-american.html for Part I of this series. Part I showcases two examples of the African American Spiritual "Move When The Spirit Says Move".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/three-examples-of-african-american.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases three renditions of the African American Spiritual "I'm Gonna Sing When The Spirit Says Sing". I believe that an earlier title for that Spiritual is "Move When The Spirit Says Move".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/two-examples-of-african-american.html for Part II of this series. Part III showcases two examples of Moses Hogan's arrangement of this Spiritual which he re-titled "I'm Gonna Sing Till The Spirit Moves In My Heart". I believe that an earlier title for this Spiritual is "You Gotta Move When The Spirit Says Move".

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Mississippi Fred McDowell for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Mississippi Fred McDowell - You gotta move



frenzexperiment, Uploaded on Oct 5, 2009

"You Gotta Move" is a song written by Fred McDowell and Rev. Gary Davis. Being a well-known song of McDowell's, covered by The Rolling Stones in their 1971 album Sticky Fingers.

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LYRICS: YOU GOTTA MOVE
(Fred McDowell and Rev. Gary Davis)

You got to move
You got to move
You got to move, child
You got to move
But when the Lord
Gets ready
You got to move

(guitar)

You may be high
You may be low
You may be rich, child
You may be po'
But when the Lord gets ready
You've got to move

(guitar)

You see that woman
That walk the street
You see the policeman
Out on his beat
But when the Lord gets ready
You got to move

(guitar)

You got to move
You got to move
You've got to move, child
You've got to
But when the Lord gets ready
You got to move.


Source: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/mississippi+fred+mcdowell/you+gotta+move_10181613.html

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS SOUND FILE'S DISCUSSION THREAD
I've numbered these comments for referencing purposes only.

1. Kimberlee M. Leber, 2014
"Considered to be one of the first of the Northern Missisippi bluesmen to achieve popular recognition in the early-mid 1900s, Fred McDowell, a hill country blues singer/guitar player, impacted secular music with his style and technique for numerous decades, even directly influencing the Rolling Stones, as well as, coaching Bonnie Raitt on slide guitar. Years later, Raitt would honor his life by providing a portrait to his memorial at his gravesite in Missisippi. McDowell's legacy can still be heard in contemporary music today, especially as Americana and Gospel Blues continues to thrive. Thank you, Missisippi Fred McDowell, for continuing to inspire us!"

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2. Dejan Popovic, 2014
"Epic. Hard to believe this is from '65 though. Sounds like hardcore mississipi blues back in 40's.

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3. Neal Goldberg, 2015
"+Dejan Popovic They only found him when he was in his 60's but he wrote it in the 40's...
2015"

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4. Sophia Grogan, 2015
"+Neal Goldberg Actually he didn't write this..."

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5. Devika t.a., 2015
"+Sophia Grogan then where is this from ? 0.o"

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6. Sophia Grogan, 2015
"+Devika t.a. It's one of those African-American spiritual hymns that doesn't have a concrete origin. It could have been a field holler-- I'm not very qualified to make any observations on its history BUT I do know that Two Gospel Keys recorded it back in the late 40's (not as a Country Blues song, but as a gospel piece.) Either way, I like this rendition a lot and he definitely did the song justice."

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7. Sophia Grogan, 2015
"+Sophia Grogan It's like how Louis Armstrong didn't write St. James Infirmary, but did such an amazing job in his rendition that it is the true St. James."

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8. Eliezer Pennywhistler, 2015
"+Dejan Popovic "Sounds like hardcore mississipi blues back in 40's."
Well, it isn't The Two Gospel Keys recorded "You've Got to Move" in 1948."

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9. Ponderer Of Pointless Dreams, 2017
"Dejan Popovic Reminds me more of Blind Willie Johnson."

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ADDED: COMMENTS FROM MUDCAT.COM ABOUT THIS SONG
From http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=41044

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: YOU GOTS TO MOVE
From: masato sakurai
Date: 12 Nov 01 - 07:53 PM

Two versions by Mississippi Fred McDowell are in Harry's Blues Lyrics Online with sound clips (HERE and HERE) is from him. Title variants are: "You Got to Move," "You've Got to Move," "You Gotta Move," "You Got ter Move," and "When the Lord Gets in the Storm." Several recordings were made before World War II, including Memphis Minnie's (see Blues and Gospel Records 1980-1943). Post-war versions are by Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Zion Travelers, Charlie Jackson, Clarence Fountain, Marion Williams (the title is "The New You've Got to Move"), the Fairfield Four, Pearly Brown (on video It's a Mean Old World), the Moving Star Hall Singers (on Tribute to the Robert Johnson Era; and Been in the Storm So Long), and Rev. Gary Davies. Guitar Slim's "Come On My Kitchen" uses the same tune (on Living Country Blues, disc 2). Another version ("You Got ter Move") was collected by Ruby Pickens Tartt in Alabama in 1930s (in Olivia and Jack Solomon, Honey in the Rock, p. 16).
~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: YOU GOTS TO MOVE
From: masato sakurai
Date: 12 Nov 01 - 07:57 PM

Sorry, the first 2 lines above should have been:
Two versions by Mississippi Fred McDowell are in Harry's Blues Lyrics Online with sound clips (HERE http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/lyrics/mississippi_fred_mcdowell/you_got_to_move_version_1.htm#top and HERE http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/lyrics/mississippi_fred_mcdowell/you_got_to_move_version_2.htm#top). The Rolling Stones' version (Lyrics site HERE http://www.mattsmusicpage.com/rollyric.htm) is from him.

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