We Shall Not Be Moved

"We Shall Not Be Moved" was a song featured in the Recess episode, "The Great Jungle Gym Standoff" when the jungle gym, Old Rusty, is about to be torn down. The kids climb on top of Old Rusty to prevent it from being destroyed. Later on in the song, the parents of the kids and some of the teachers climb up and sing the song as well until Principal Prickly finally agrees to let them keep it.

It was performed by Ross Malinger, Pamela Adlon, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, and Ashley Johnson as T.J. Detweiler, Ashley Spinelli, Vince LaSalle, Mikey Blumberg, and Gretchen Grundler. Background singers in the episode (not the cassette version) include Klee Bragger, Ryan O'Donohue, Kath Soucie, Anndi McAfee, Rachel Crane, Francesca Smith, April Winchell, Allyce Beasley, and Toran Caudell.

A slightly different version of the song appeared on the Music of One Saturday Morning audio cassette.

Lyrics[]

We shall not, we shall not be moved
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Just like a tree that's planted by the water,
We shall not be moved!

We shall not, we shall not be moved
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Just like a swing set planted in a sandbox,
We shall not be moved!

We shall not, we shall not be moved,
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Just like a seesaw sat on by a real huge kid,
We shall not be moved!

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Media Recess (Videography) • Recess: School's Out (Soundtrack) • Recess: All Growed Down • Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade • Recess: Miracle on Third Street • "Lax" (Lilo & Stitch: The Series crossover episode) • "Codename: Electric Haircut" (Fillmore! crossover episode) Characters T.J. Detweiler • Vince LaSalle • Ashley Spinelli • Mikey Blumberg • Gretchen Grundler • Gus Griswald • Captain Bradley • Cornchip Girl • The Kindergartners • The Diggers • Hustler Kid • Erwin Lawson • Miss Grotke • Muriel Finster • Becky Detweiler • Dr. Phillium Benedict • Menlo • Brock • Peter Prickly • Kojak • Miss Salamone • Butch • Ashley Armbruster • Ashley Boulet • Ashley Quinlan • Ashley Tomassian • Fenwick • Brandon the Singer • Gelman • King Bob • Chucko • Jocko • Randall Weems • King Freddie II • Cheay • Spencer • The Megans • The Brittanys • The Tylers • Bob and Flo Spinelli Episodes Season One: "The Break In/The New Kid" • "The Experiment/The Great Jungle Gym Standoff" • "Jinxed/Officer Mikey" • "First Name Ashley/To Finster with Love" • "King Gus/Big Brother Chad" • "My Fair Gretchen/Speedy, We Hardly Knew Ye" • "I Will Kick No More Forever/The Kid Came Back" • "The Pest/The Legend of Big Kid" • "The Box/The Trial" • "Teacher's Lounge/Randall's Reform" • "Rainy Days/The Great Can Drive" • "The Voice/Kids in the Mist" • "Parents' Night/Swing on Thru to the Other Side" Season Two: "The Break-up/The Hypnotist" • "Mama's Girl/Outcast Ashley" • "The Game/The Lost Ball" • "Gus' Last Stand/Operation Field Trip" • "The Challenge/Wild Child" • "The Substitute/Gretchen and the Secret of Yo" • "The Girl Was Trouble/Copycat Kid" • "Operation Stuart/Pharaoh Bob" • "The Story of Whomps/Weekend at Muriel's" • "Economics of Recess/Omega Kids" • "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave" • "Bad Hair Day/Dance Lessons" • "Principal for a Day/The Beauty Contest" Season Three: "One Stayed Clean/A Genius Among Us" • "Dodgeball City/A Career to Remember" • "Kindergarten Derby/The Bet" • "Space Cadet/Stand Up Randall" • "The Shiner/Lord of the Nerds" • "That Stinking Feeling/My Funny Valentines" • "The Barnaby Boys/Buried Treasure" • "The Library Kid/The Ratings Game" Season Four: "The First Picture Show/The Big Prank" • "Hustler's Apprentice/The Spy Who Came in from the Playground" • "Gus' Fortune/Rumor Mill" • "Recess is Cancelled/Tattletale Heart" • "The Madness of King Bob/Call Me Guy" • "Prickly is Leaving/Randall's Friends" • "The Biggest Trouble Ever/The Rules" • "Gus and Misdemeanors/A Science Fair to Remember" • "Mikey's Pants/Here Comes Mr. Perfect" • "Good Luck Charm/Diggers Split Up" • "Schoolworld/Bachelor Gus" • "The Dude/Partners in Crime" • "The Candidates/This Brain for Hire" • "Spinelli's Masterpiece/Nobody Doesn't Like T.J." • "A Great State Fair/The A.V. Kid" • "Yope from Norway/Bonky Fever" • "Don't Ask Me/The Secret Life of Grotke" • "The Fuss Over Finster/Soccer Boy" • "Fort Tender/Germ Warfare" • "More Like Gretchen/Prince Randall" • "Me No Know/Good Ole T.J." • "Chez Vince/Tucked in Mikey" • "Old Folks Home/Some Friend" Season Five: "The Coolest Heatwave Ever/No Strings Attached" • "Beyond a Reasonable Scout/The C Note" • "The Army Navy Game/Big Ol' Mikey" • "The Principals of Golf/All the Principal's Men" • "Lawson and his Crew" Season Six: "Terrifying Tales of Recess" • "Kurst the Not So Bad/League of Randalls" • "Mundy, Mundy/Lost Leader" Locations Third Street School • Old Rusty • Fifth and Sixth Grader Club • Ashley's Clubhouse • King's Jungle Gym Songs We Shall Not Be Moved • Born to Be Wild • Green Tambourine • Dancing in the Street