Clip: Season 2023 Episode 1 | 4m 25s | Video has closed captioning.
Enjoy a lively performance by vocalist Shemekia Copeland singing her song "Walk Until I Ride" accompanied by jazz greats Marcus Miller (bass), Brian Blade (drums), Mark Whitfield (guitar), John Beasley (Musical Director, B3) and Leonard Brown (guitar).
Aired: 04/28/23
♪ Clouds opened up ♪ ♪ Rain pouring from the sky ♪ ♪ Arm in the air ♪ ♪ Trying to flag a ride ♪ ♪ But the cabs don't go ♪ ♪ To my part of town ♪ ♪ They just pass me by ♪ ♪ Not even slowin' down ♪ ♪ So I'm gonna walk ♪ ♪ Until I ride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep ♪ ♪ My head held high ♪ ♪ They can try to take my freedom ♪ ♪ But they can't take my pride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk, walk, walk till I ride ♪ ♪ Four in the mornin' ♪ ♪ My baby child was cryin' ♪ ♪ Fever he had ♪ ♪ Kept on burnin' higher ♪ ♪ Grabbed the phone ♪ ♪ Dialed 9-1-1 ♪ ♪ When I told them where I lived ♪ ♪ I knew they wouldn't come ♪ ♪ So I'm gonna walk ♪ ♪ Until I ride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep ♪ ♪ My head held high ♪ ♪ They can try to take my freedom ♪ ♪ But they can't take my pride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk, walk, walk till I ride ♪ ♪ We're walkin' for the poor and unemployed ♪ ♪ The hopeless and the hungry ♪ ♪ And those who have no joy ♪ ♪ We're walking for the refugees ♪ ♪ And those who have no home ♪ ♪ For every single living soul ♪ ♪ Who feels so all alone ♪ ♪ We gonna walk ♪ (guitar solo) (guitar solo) ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ If you ever stumble ♪ ♪ Reach out and take my hand ♪ ♪ We're in this together ♪ ♪ Till we reach the promise land ♪ ♪ We gonna keep on walkin' ♪ ♪ Til our shoes wear out ♪ ♪ Until we reach salvation ♪ ♪ And you can hear us shout ♪ ♪ We gonna walk ♪ ♪ Until we ride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep ♪ ♪ My head held high ♪ ♪ They can try to take our freedom ♪ ♪ But they can't take our pride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk, walk, walk till I ride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk, walk, walk ♪ - All right, y'all.
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♪ I'm gonna walk till I ride ♪ ♪ Keep my head, head held high ♪ ♪ Take my freedom ♪ ♪ Can't take my pride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk, walk, walk till I ride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk till I ride ♪ ♪ Keep my head ♪ ♪ Head held high ♪ ♪ Take my freedom ♪ ♪ Can't take my pride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk, walk, walk till I ride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk, walk, walk till I ride ♪ ♪ I'm gonna walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Until I ride ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ - Oh yeah.
