The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Albert King
Albert King
Albert King
The Soul Children & Jesse Jackson
The Soul Children
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters, I don't know what this world is coming to
The Soul Children--
Bring it on out
Ladies and gentlemen
We are the Soul Children (Oh yeah)
And we came all the way from Memphis, Tennessee (Oh yeah)
And we want you to move with the spirit
And another thing we want you to do (Oh yeah)
Clap your hands with the spirit
Look, come on, come on
Let's get together (Come on spirit)
Come on spirit, come on spirit (Oh lord)
Superstition and protest is pitting brother against brother
Humans, our delinquency is pitting child against mother
Man is an awful hurry to get up on into space (Oh lord)
They're building mighty weapons to kill off the human race
But I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
Oh lord now help me out
Oh Jesus, I'm calling on ya
Oh Jesus, oh lord Jesus
Lord help me this evening
Race and discrimination, talking about brother love
We got a lot of changes to make in the kingdom above
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know, no no
Oh, I don't know
I can't tell, oh no
Oh no, I don't know (I don't know)
We need Jesus (Yes we do)
In your heart (Oh yes now)
You need Jesus in your heart (Let's stick together)
We need Jesus (Make a joyful noise unto the lord)
Help me Jesus (Make a joyful noise unto the lord)
We need Jesus (Make a joyful noise unto the lord)
Oh yeah (Make a joyful noise unto the lord)
I don't know (Make a joyful noise unto the lord)
What this world is coming to (Make a joyful noise unto the lord)
I don't know (Make a joyful noise unto the lord)
(Make a joyful noise unto the lord)
Look here
Brothers and sisters, you better get together
You got to get together
We got to work together
Now when we ask you to move
All you got to do is move (Help me, help me)
You can groove in the stands (Help me, help me)
You can groove in the stands (Help me, help me)
But you know, oh yeah
I'm gonna tell you
You need Jesus in your heart (Yes you do)
You need Jesus in your heart (Moving, moving, moving)
Oh yeah
My love oh my lord
My Jesus, I'm calling you
We need you (Help me Jesus)
We need you today (Yes we do)
We need you (Get together)
We need you today (Gonna get us together)
Gonna move for Jesus
Gonna move for Jesus (Oh yeah)
Gonna move for Jesus (Clap your hands)
Gonna move for Jesus (Oh yeah yeah)
I need, I need
I need my Jesus
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
Somebody tell me, somebody tell me
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
Somebody tell me, somebody tell me
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know, I don't know
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know, I don't know
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know, I don't know
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know, I don't know
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
Oh lord we need you, we need you
Can't do without you (Help me Jesus)
We need you
We need you Jesus (Help me Jesus)
We need you (Help me Jesus)
We need you Jesus (Come on Jesus)
Stop the wars (Hear me Jesus)
And hear me now (Praise Jesus)
We need you (Yes we do)
We need you Jesus (Oh help me Jesus)
Stop it right now (Come on Jesus)
You gotta stop it right today (Come on Jesus)
Kids fighting against their mother (Come on spirit)
Oh yeah (Come on spirit)
Kids, oh lord (Come on spirit, come on spirit)
Shooting their own brother, oh yeah (Come on spirit)
We need you (Come on spirit, come on spirit)
We need you (Come on spirit, come on spirit)
We need you (Got to have you, can't do it without you)
We need you (Got to, got to, got to)
We need you (I don't know what this world is coming to)
Oh lord, I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know, we need you
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
I don't know (I don't know what this world is coming to)
Need Jesus, we need Jesus
(I don't know what this world is coming to)
Calling out, lord (I don't know what this world is coming to)
I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming To was written by The Soul Children.
I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming To was produced by Al Bell.