The Jackson 5

Songwriter: Bert Berns Jerry Wexler Edwin Starr Johnny Bristol Harvey Fuqua

Producer: Hal Davis

[Intro]
Come on feet, start movin'
You got to get me there, oh!
Uh, huh, huh, huh
Oh, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh!
Uh, huh, huh, huh

[Verse 1]
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 bad
But I got a girl waitin' for me
That's gonna make this trip worthwhile
You see, she's got the kind
Of lovin' and kissin' make a boy go stone wild

[Chorus]
I got to keep on walkin'
Oh, I got to walk on
Let me tell you, y'all I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride

[Verse 2]
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
And I can hear that doggone thing
Now I'll be so glad to see my baby
And hold her in my arms one more time
And when I kiss her lips I turn backward flip
And I forget about these feet of mine

[Chorus]
I got to keep on walkin'
Oh, I got to walk on
Let me tell you, y'all I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride

I got to keep on walkin', Aaah!
Yeah, I got to walk on let me tell you
Y'all hope my feet don't fail me now
I got five more miles to go
I got nine, eight, seven, six, oh six

[Verse 3]
I got five more miles to go now
Over the hills just around the bend
Although my feet are tired, I can't lose my stride
I got to get my baby back again

[Chorus]
I got to keep on walkin', Aaah!
I got to walk on
Let me tell you, y'all I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride
Oh, I got to walk on, Aaah!
Let me tell you, y'all I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride
I got to keep on walkin', Aaah!
I got to walk on
Let me tell you, y'all

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.

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