Forum Post: We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’

The high unemployment rate, and “Got My Mojo Workin” by Muddy Waters, inspired me to write this song in 2009, revised to also resonate with the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
It should be sung to the melody of Muddy’s song, and with the same energy and attitude. Pronounce “Lousiana” like Muddy does, “lose-iana.” The song’s lyrics are in “call and response” form. The lead sings the call.

The lead has the option of not singing the final 1 or 2 repetitions of “We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’,” -- to rest his voice, before belting out the next “call” lyrics.

The invariable “response”-- “Don’t call us, we’ll call you” -- in quotation marks -- is given by the 1st chorus.
The 2nd chorus – indented, is optional, depending on the availability of individuals to constitute a 2nd chorus to sing them.
The 2nd chorus echoes the lead’s singing of: “We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’” – heard as if from a distance. voices. It should be sung by at least 3 voices. More voices sing the 2nd chorus than the 1st, though the volume of the 2nd chorus should be less than that of the 1st chorus. This reflects the greater number of unemployed than potential employers, and the difficulty the jobless are having in being heard.)

Of course, "Mo" means "More," and "Jo(e)'s" refers to both Joe's and Jo's -- men and women.

I'm sure that 99.9% of musicians are amongst the 99%. This song has never been performed or recorded. It's my non-material donation to the Occupy Wall Street movement.

“We Need Mo’ Jo(e)’s Workin’” (lyrics by Stephen E. Levick)

“We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’” We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. “Don’t call us, we’ll call you.” We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. “Don’t call us, we’ll call you.” I need a job so bad, I don’t know what to do

We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. “Don’t call us, we’ll call you.”

I went down to Louisiana to lend a helping hand I went down to Louisiana to lend a helping hand Come back busted, broke and blue – but I am still a man.

We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. “Don’t call us, we’ll call you.”

Seems most everyone is giving me advice They don’t get that it’s like rolling loaded dice.
Seems most everyone is giving me advice They don’t get that it’s like rolling loaded dice.

We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. We need mo’ Jo(e)’s workin’. “Don’t call us, we’ll call you.”

For comparison, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhTCYqJsfqs, and read below:

“Got My Mojo Working’” – by Muddy Waters

Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you I wanna love you so bad till I Don’t know what to do

Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you

I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand. I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand. I'm gonna have all you women right here at my command

Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you

I got a gypsy woman giving me advice(2x) She got some red hot tips I'm keepin' them on ice.

Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you