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To me, it combines symbolism of all three kinds of treks: The underground railroad to freedom for the slaves, the march to Washington, and the ascent to heaven.
The religious imagery is the easiest to pick out, but there is more. I guess some religious people are like hammers: To them, everything looks like a nail.
Don't need no baggage! You just get on board!
She is surrounded by her family the last 4 days. The line "I'm getting ready", really hits home with me. I am pretty sure her hearing is still active, and I told her to "get on the train that is coming" I don't know if she heard me or not. It is comforting to me, the image of her waiting at the train station, to board the train to Heaven.
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"People Get Ready" is a single by the Impressions, and the title track from the People Get Ready album. The single is the group's best-known hit, reaching. People Get Ready Lyrics: People get ready, there's a train a-comin' / You don't need no baggage, you just get on board / All you need is faith to hear the diesels .
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Mayfield, who was living in Chicago at the time of the march, had grown up in the black church singing gospel. In a interview with NPR's Terry Gross, he said the song was a subconscious product of "the preachings of my grandmothers and most ministers when they reflect from the Bible.
People Never Give Up. The train that takes everyone to the promised land, really.
Bob Marley used the guitar riff and some of the lyrics in his reggae song "One Love. Bruce Springsteen has quoted from "People Get Ready" as part of his concert performances in the aftermath of the Sept.