Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Mavis Staples
Canonical path: /mavis-staples/no-time-for-crying
Related lyric paths: 6
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No Time For Crying
Read No Time For Crying lyrics by Mavis Staples on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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No Time For Crying
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No time crying
No time for tears
Got no time for crying
No time for tears
We've got work to do
We've got work to do
We've got work to do
We've got work to do
People are dying
Bullets are flying
No time for tears
No time for tears
We've got work to do
We've got work to do
We've got work to do
We've got work to do
(Oh, help me)
We've got no time for crying
We've got work to do
We've got no time for tears
We've got work to do
People are dying
Bullets are flying
We've got work to do
So much work to do
We've got work to do
We've got work to do
Are you with me?
You with me?
Keep coming
There's work to do
We've got no time for crying
We've got work to do
We've got no time for tears
We've got work to do
People are dying
Bullets are flying
We've got work to do
Ooh, work to do
We've got work to do
Yeah, work to do
Work to do
We've got work to do
Work to do
Help me help
Work to do
Are you with me?
You with me?
Keep coming
There's work to do
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Mavis Staples performs "No Time For Crying", and this lyric page sits inside the Mavis Staples catalog on LyroVerse.
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