Eva Cassidy Lyrics And Tabs - Songbird - People Get Ready

People Get Ready

(Curtis Mayfield)

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People get ready there’s a train a-comin’
You don’t need no baggage you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear diesels a-humming
You don’t need no ticket you just thank the Lord

Yeah yeah yeah
People get ready for the train to Jordan
Picking up passengers from coast to coast
Faith is the key open the doors and board them
There’s room for all of the loved and lost
Yeah yeah

Now there ain't no room for the hopeless sinner
Who’s hard on mankind just to save his own
Have pity on those whose chances are thinner
’Cause there’s no hiding place from the Kingdom’s Throne

Oh people get ready there’s a train a-comin’
You don’t need no baggage you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear diesels a-humming
Don’t need no ticket you just thank the Lord

Yeah yeah yeah
I’m getting ready I'm ready
Oh I'm getting ready I'm ready

found on (#1) LABA (cd/cas), S (cd/cas/lp), ECS, promo single Hot 4, single Hit 22; (#2) LAP. Compilations: Celebrate America; Cool Jazz #2; Kuschel Jazz 2003; New Woman 2002 #1; Smooth Jazz #2.
#1 is base text. #2 variants as follows:
l. 4, 16:'You don't: 'Don't';
l. 5, 10: omit last 'yeah';
In place of l. 18-21:
'You don’t need no ticket you just thank
You thank the Lord yeah
I’m getting ready yeah
I’m getting ready yeah
Oh, I’m getting ready oh
I’m ready yeah'.
►Curtis Mayfield Page.
►Laura's PGR page.
►PL - Song by song; PL - ECB live.
►NPR piece on PGR.
original: The Impressions (1965).
covers: Asante (1995); Margaret Becker; George Benson; The Blind Boys of Alabama (2002); Blues Band (1999); Terry Callier; Glen Campbell (1970); Larry Carlton (1968); The Chambers Brothers (1965); Petula Clark (1970); [more...] John Denver; John Henry Deutschendorf (1997); The Doors; Bob Dylan (1989); Eddie Floyd; Aretha Franklin (1968); Dobie Gray; Al Green; Hans Theessink Band (2004); The Housemartins (1986); The Impressions (1965); Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Phoebe Snow (1997); Willie Lomax (1999); Bob Marley & The Wailers; Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers (1997); The Meters (1992); Maria Muldaur; Neville Brothers (1994); Newsong; Larry Norman; The Persuasions (1972); Prince; The Radiators; The Redskins; Johnny Rivers (1971); David & Jonathan Sanborn (1993); Jimmy Scott; Dusty Springfield (2002); Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck (1985); Take 6 (2002); U2; Vanilla Fudge (1967); The Walker Brothers; Dionne Warwick (1969); Alexander Zonjic; (Cover Info; Covers Project; Second Hand Songs).
►Matt's original tab at Yahoo EC group.

Songbird
1.	Fields Of Gold	6.	Time Is A Healer
2.	Wade In The Water	7.	I Know You By Heart
3.	Autumn Leaves	8.	People Get Ready
4.	Wayfaring Stranger	9.	Oh Had I A Golden Thread
5.	Songbird	10.	Over The Rainbow