United Our Thing Will Stand

Lyrics: James Booker
Music: James Booker

Played by James Booker with the Jerry Garcia Band in 1976

If you all love one another
Like you all supposed to love youself
How could we turn against one another
Well you only, only, only hurt yourself
You only hurt yourself

Don't be conniving, and a jiving brother
Well you all know the golden rule
Every time you mistreat somebody
Remember brother, brother, that it sure ain't cool
That it sure ain't cool

Well why can't we get ourselves together
Because together, together our thing will stand
If we can all can respect one another
We won't have to worry, worry about another man
About another man
About another man

It'll be from this day, all for one
Yesh it'll be from this day, this day, one far all
I said united, united our thing will stand
But divided, oh Lord we got to fall
Well divided, you know we got to fall
You know we got to fall
Lord you know we got to fall
You know we got to fall

If you all love one another
Like you all supposed to love yourself
How could you turn against one another
When you only, you only hurt yourself
You only hurt yourself