Tom Jones & Seasick Steve - You Gotta Move video free download

"You Got to Move" is a traditional negro spiritual song about death coming soon, and slaves fleeing the Southern United States and/or being freed by death/reaching the promised land/paradise.

As ever in such slave songs, double-entendres are difficult to figure out. The lyrics have a clear touch of spiritual music, suggesting that death was unavoidable and time to 'move' to the promised land was coming.

Sir Tom Jones in a unique session of folk, blues and beyond from the beautiful LSO St Lukes in the City. 21 September 2012, Jones and a special band put together by Ethan Johns, the producer of his last two albums Praise & Blame and Spirit in the Room, deliver songs of guilt, redemption and judgement drawn from those records and also collaborates with special guests Seasick Steve on Mississippi Fred McDowell's You Gotta Move.

Filmed more like a rehearsal in the round than a concert with Ethan Johns on guitar, Richard Causon on keys, Dave Bronze on bass, Jeremy Stacey on drums and The Staves.

This BBC FOUR Session finds Jones The Voice in masterful yet genial form, exploring his roots in the songs and styles of the American South in the 50s and 60s - early rock n roll, country, gospel, folk, blues and beyond.

Lyrics:

You got to move

You got to move

You got to move, child

You got to move

But when the Lord

Gets ready

You got to move

You may be high

You may be low

You may be rich, child

You may be po'

But when the Lord gets ready

You've got to move

You see that woman

That walk the street

You see the policeman

Out on his beat

But when the Lord gets ready

You got to move

You got to move

You got to move

You've got to move, child

You've got to

But when the Lord gets ready

You got to move.