Download Mavis Staples We Shall Not Be Moved Pics. We shall not be moved is a traditional american folk song whose lyrics likely stretch back to the slave era. I shall not be moved is a spiritual.the song describes how the singer is like a tree planted by the waters who shall not be moved because of their faith in god.secularly, as we shall not be moved it gained popularity as a protest and union song of the civil rights movement.the text is based on biblical scripture:
Yet, there is no indication of when the song was written or who wrote it.
Lenoir's down in mississippi, which echoes the spooky, eerie pops guitar sound as the voices hover all around it. The legendary mavis staples, as quoted by ellen, was joined by hozier to perform 'nina cried power' in a special tv exclusive. Favorite (1 fan) mavis staples. We shall not we shall not be moved like a tree that's planted by the water we shall not be.