When the Spirit Says Do

You got to do when the spirit says do

Tune: [You got to do when the spirit says do]
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Representative Text

You got to do* when the spirit says do!
You got to do when the spirit says do!
When the spirit says do, you got to do, oh Lord!
You got to do when the spirit says do!
Spirit says do! Spirit says do!
Spirit says do! Spirit says do!
Spirit says do! Spirit says do!

[* Replace "do" with other words:
sing, dance, laugh, shout, etc.
Return to "do" for last time.]


Source: Singing the Journey: a supplement to Singing the Living Tradition #1024

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First Line: You got to do when the spirit says do
Title: When the Spirit Says Do
Source: African-American spiritual, civil rights period
Language: English
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