25 Miles - Edwin Starr

25 Miles
Written by: Edwin Starr, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
Originally written by: Bert Russell, Jerry Wexler
Adapted from: Mojo Mama written by Jerry Wexler, Bert Russell - Horn riff and opening lyric line.


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Lyrics:
Come on feet, start movin'
Got to get me there
Hey hey, uh huh huh huh huh, oh
Uh huh huh huh huh huh, yeah oh

It's twenty five miles from home, girl
My feet are hurtin' mighty bad
Now I've been walkin' for three days and two lonely nights
You know that I'm mighty mad

But I got a woman waitin' for me
That's gonna make this trip worthwhile
You see, she's got the kind of lovin' and a kissin'
A make a man go stone wild

So I got to keep on walkin', huh
I got to walk on,
I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride

I got fifteen miles to go now
And I can hear my baby callin' my name
It's as if as though I'm standin' at her front door
I can hear that doggone plain

Now I'll be so glad to see my baby
And hold her in my arms one more time
Now when I kiss her lips, I turn a back over flip
And I'll forget about these feet of mine

I got to keep on walkin', hey
I got to walk on, let me tell you, ya'll
I'm so tired, huh
But I just can't lose my stride

Come on feet, don't fail me now
I got ten more miles to go
I got nine, eight, seven, six six six
I got a five more miles to go now

Over the hill just around the bend
Huh, although my feet are tired
I can't lose my stride
I got to get to my baby again

I got to keep on walkin', hey
I got to walk on, please let me tell you, ya'll
I'm so tired, huh
But I just can't lose my stride

Walkin', hey, huh
I got to walk on, let me tell you, ya'll
I'm seein' my baby gettin' close to me

Walkin', hey, hey now
I got to walk on, let me tell you, ya'll

Singers:
Mojo Mama written by Jerry Wexler, Bert Russell English
1. Wilson Pickett July 1967

25 Miles written by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Edwin Starr English
1. Edwin Starr (billboard hot 100 1969) September 1968 2. The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 1969 3. The Four Kents 1969 4. Clarence Reid 1969 5. Melba Moore January 1971 6. The Elders 1971 7. Truman Thomas 1981 8. Roy Buchanan 1987 9. Ole Friis & Daddy Drugstore 1988 10. Human Nature November 6, 2005 11. Pat Smillie Band 2006

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