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Artist: Elmore James
Canonical path: /elmore-james/gotta-move
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Gotta Move
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Gotta Move
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You gotta move, you can't stay here no more
You gotta move, you can't stay here no more
You're my baby and I love you so, but,
still you gotta go, away from here
You gotta move away from here
You gotta move away from here
You're my baby and I love you so, but
still you gotta go, away from here
Well I rather be dead and in my grave,
than to have another man here and take my place
Ooh, you gotta move, yeah
You's my baby and I love you so, but,
still you gotta go, away from here
You gotta go, away from here
You gotta go, away from here
You wanna work no more
You won't cook, you won't sew
Ooh no, ooh no baby
You won't even scrub the floor
You's my baby and I love you so,
but still you gotta go, away from here
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Elmore James performs "Gotta Move", and this lyric page sits inside the Elmore James catalog on LyroVerse.
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