Take Me to the River Songtext
von Al Green

I′d like to dedicate this song to little Junior Parker
A cousin of mine who's been gone on, but we′d like to
Kinda carry on in his name, by sayin'

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the changes that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven′t seen half, no, half you yet

I wanna know, won′t you tell me
Am I in love to stay? Yeah, hey, yeah, yeah

Take me to the river
And wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul?
Put my feet on the ground

I don′t know why she treated me so bad
After all the things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet 16, I will never regret

I wanna know, won′t you tell me
Am I in love to stay? Hey, yeah


Hold me, love me
Please me, tease me
'Til I can′t, 'til I can't
Can′t take no more of this
Take me to the river

I don′t know why I love you like I do
After all the things that you put me through
The 16 candles are burnin' on my wall
Turn me into the biggest fool of them all

I wanna know, can′t you tell me
Am I in love to stay? Hey, hey, hey

I wanna know
Take me to the river
I wanna know
Want you to dip me in the water
I wanna know
Want you to wash me in the water
Wash me in the water
Wash me in the water
Want you to wash me in the water, hey, hey