"Groove" lyrics

Some say it started in Mississippi
Others swear it was New Orleans
It could have been Detroit city
But Chicago was early on the scene

It come about from when a woman walkin
Sashaying down like she owned the street
A man with a guitar tried to emulate that
And fabricated a funky low-down beat

Was the groove, a soulful groove
Oh the groove, it's a mighty thang
Oh the groove, it's for all God's children
Lord have mercy, let's rejoice in the groove

Otis said try a little tenderness
Etta said she's rather go blind
Curtis told the people to get ready
Marvin heard it through the grapevine

Mavis said respect yourself
Percy was out walking in the sun
Rev Al gonna take me to the river
Sam believed a change is gonna come

Was the groove, a soulful groove
Oh the groove, it's a mighty thang
Oh the groove, it's for all God's children

There was some sisters & brothers by other mothers
They got the lowdown and they got it right
JJ Cale, Delaney, and Bonnie
Duck Dunn, Steve Cropper and Tony Joe White

You take the power of the Sunday gospel
The word of God with a tambourine
The bump and grind where the sensual meet the holy
It's the salvation that the spirit needs

Was the groove, a soulful groove
Oh the groove, it's a mighty thang
Oh the groove, it's for all God's children

Lookie here now:
Aretha told you 'bout the chain of fools
Ray say what I say
Roy said treat her right
James tell ya to get up off that thing
Solomon say cry to me