The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #93007   Message #1788093
Posted By: Azizi
20-Jul-06 - 07:32 AM
Thread Name: Black Gospel-roots, styles, examples
Subject: RE: Black Gospel-roots, styles, examples
Here the lyrics of a very popular contemporary Black Gospel song:

STOMP
[Kirk Franklin]

Spoken)
For those of you that think gospel music has gone too far
You think we've gotten to radical with our message
Well I got news for ya'
You ain't heard nothin yet
And if ya' don't know, now ya' know
Glory Glory!
You better put them hands together
And act like you know up in here

(Sung)
Lately I've been goin' through some things thats really got me down
I need someone somebody to come and help me turn my life around
I can't explain it
I can't obtain it
Jesus your love is, it's so amazin'
It gets me high, up to the sky,
And when I think about your goodness, it makes me want to
STOMP
Makes me clap my hands, makes me wanna dance,
STOMP
My brother can't you see, I gots the victory,
STOMP
Lately I've been goin' through some things thats really got me down
I need someone somebody to come and help me turn my life around
I can't explain it
I can't obtain it
Jesus your love is, it's so amazin'
It gets me high, up to the sky,
And when I think about your goodness, it makes me want to - STOMP
Makes me clap my hands, makes me wanna dance,
STOMP
My brother can't you see, I gots the victory,
STOMP

When I think about the goodness and the fullness of God
Make me thankful, pity the hateful, I'm grateful
The Lord brought me through this far
Tryna be cute when I praise him raise him high
I keep it live be bumpin' people jumpin'
Make the Lord feel somethin'
Ain't no shame in my game God's Property
When I be with Kirk ain't no stoppin' me
Now Stomp

Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where

STOMP
Makes me clap my hands, makes me wanna dance,
STOMP
My brother can't you see, I gots the victory,
STOMP

All my people say Stomp
Everybody say Stomp
All My Folks say Stomp
All my people say Stomp
All My Folks say Stomp
Everybody say Stomp

Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where

All my people say STOMP
All my folks say STOMP
All my cousins say STOMP
Auntie's say STOMP
My brothers say STOMP
My sisters say STOMP
Everybody say STOMP

I promise, the stomp, the whole stomp
Nothin' but the stomp

STOMP
STOMP
STOMP
STOMP
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where
Kirk : GP r ya' with me?
Choir : Oh yeah, we at the church ain't goin' no where

http://www.uppercutmusic.com/artist_k/kirk_franklin_lyrics/stomp_lyrics.html

This song is from Kirk Franklin's 1997 God Property/Nu Nation CD

Click Soudn Clips: Kirk Franklin if you want to hear clips of this and other songs on that CD.

The line in the song "GP r ya' with me?" refers to the choir's name.

Note the call & response patterns, the inclusion of a hip-hop talk segment, and the use of hip-hop languaging. All of these elements are found in many contemporary Black gospel songs.