Mavis Staples
We Shall Not Be Moved
Mavis Staples is a rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. Her most recent album is Livin' on a High Note.
'We Shall Not Be Moved,' performed here by Mavis Staples, is a variant of 'I Shall Not Be Moved,' the African American spiritual. The secularized version of the song emerged in the 1930s, as a union song. It would go on to play a prominent role in the Civil Rights Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
We shall not, we shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved Just like a tree that's standing by the water We shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved The union is behind us, We shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We're fighting for our freedom, We shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We're fighting for our children, We shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We'll building a mighty union, We shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved Black and white together, We shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved We shall not, we shall not be moved Young and old together, We shall not be moved