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Mavis Staples
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[Intro]
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Oh
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Who's gonna do it if I won't
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[Verse 1]
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Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired
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(This ain't heaven help us)
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The say my words might get me fired
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(This ain't heaven help us)
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What a terrifying time to raise our voices
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(This ain't heaven help us)
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But see I'm not left with many more choices
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(This ain't heaven help us)
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[Chorus]
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I gotta put it in to action
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(Action Action)
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Doing it A to Z
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I till I set myself free
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(Action Action)
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I don't care if you refuse to see
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I gotta put it in to action
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(Action action)
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Consider this a sign of an emergency
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(Action action)
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Who's gonna do it if I don't do it
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[Verse 2]
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So my brain's are filled with fear
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(This ain't heaven help us)
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So I feel the heat as night come near
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(This ain't heaven help us)
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Oh ACT-ION
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(This ain't heaven help us)
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Please don't start really my friend
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(This ain't heaven help us)
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[Chorus 2]
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I gotta put it in to action
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(Action Action)
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Doing it A to Z
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Until I feel so free
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(Action Action)
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I don't care if you refuse to see
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Consider this a sign of emergency
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Who's gonna do it if I don't do it
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[Verse 3]
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I'm tired of being scared
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I'm so tired of being scared
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Scared for my children, I'm scared for my children
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I'm scared for our children, I'm tired of being scared
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For the mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters
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ACT-ING gotta share the truth inside of me
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This is an emergency
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Of the highest and the fullest and the final degree
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I'm still trying to be free
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Don't let this separate you and me
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Oh please
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WHo's gonna do it if I don't do it
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[Chorus 2]
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Action ,action
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Doing it A to Z
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Until I feel so free
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Action action
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I don't care if you refuse to see
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I gotta put it in to Action
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Consider this a sign of emergency
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Action
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Who's gonna do it if I don't
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