Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family’s band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band).
Lyrics below
“No Time For Crying”
No time crying
No time for tears
Got no time for crying
No time for tears
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got work to do
People are dying
Bullets are flying
No time for tears
No time for tears
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got work to do
(Oh, help me)
We’ve got no time for crying
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got no time for tears
We’ve got work to do
People are dying
Bullets are flying
We’ve got work to do
So much work to do
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got work to do
Are you with me?
You with me?
Keep coming
There’s work to do
We’ve got no time for crying
We’ve got work to do
We’ve got no time for tears
We’ve got work to do
People are dying
Bullets are flying
We’ve got work to do
Ooh, work to do
We’ve got work to do
Yeah, work to do
Work to do
We’ve got work to do
Work to do
Help me help
Work to do
Are you with me?
You with me?
Keep coming
There’s work to do
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 