▁to ▁D ash er ▁- ▁M uld row ; ▁it ▁featured ▁Philip ▁Up ch urch ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁Corn ell ▁M uld row ▁on ▁organ . ▁ ▁The ▁later ▁better - known ▁recording ▁of ▁" You ▁Can ' t ▁Sit ▁Down " ▁by ▁Phil ▁Up ch urch ▁and ▁his ▁Com bo ▁( Up ch urch , ▁M uld row , ▁David ▁Bro oks , ▁Mac ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Joe ▁H add ick ) ▁was ▁re - record ed ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁by ▁Bo yd ▁Records ▁( Bo yd ▁ 3 3 9 8 ) ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁with ▁distribution ▁by ▁United ▁Art ists ▁Records . ▁Up ch urch ' s ▁own ▁version ▁reached ▁# 2 9 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁pop ▁charts . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁vocal ▁cover ▁version ▁by ▁the ▁D ov ells ▁that ▁reached ▁number ▁three ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Pop ▁Singles ▁chart ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁based , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁part , ▁on ▁the ▁g ospel ▁song ▁" S it ▁Down ▁Serv ant ". ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁references ▁" S outh ▁Street ", ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁good - time ▁area ▁the ▁Or l ons ▁sang ▁about ▁in ▁their ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁The ▁Or l ons ▁and ▁the ▁D ov ells ▁were ▁both ▁from ▁Philadelphia , ▁and ▁recorded ▁for ▁C ame o - P ark way ▁Records . ▁ ▁Us age ▁in ▁media ▁The