YOU GOTTA MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE

{from African American spiritual; Atlantic City, New Jersey version which was also used as a civil rights song}

You gotta move when the spirit says move.
{move move} *
You gotta move when the spirit says move.
When the spirit says move
you gotta mo-ove, Lord.
You gotta move when the spirit says move.

You gotta walk when the spirit says walk.
{walk, walk} *
You gotta walk when the spirit says walk.
When the spirit says walk
you gotta wa-alk, Lord.
You gotta walk when the spirit says walk.

[same pattern: talk, sing, shout, pray, march, sit]

When used as a civil rights song, the verbs "march" and "walk" referred to {marching/walking demonstrations, and the verb "sit" referred to "sitins" when African Americans sat at lunch counters and other restaurants which only served White customers.

* optional; if used, these words were only sung by some members of the group or choir.

I remember this song as being moderately uptempo.