• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Take Me to the River - Delbert McClinton
• Take Me to the River - Lenny Kravitz
• Take Me to the River - Tina Turner
• Take Me to the River - Etta James
• Take Me to the River - Foghat
• Take Me to the River - Al Green
• Take Me to the River - The Foghat
• Take Me to the River - Bryan Ferry
• Take Me to the River - Talking Heads
• Take Me to the River - Annie Lennox
• Take Me to the River - Guy Sebastian
• Take Me to the River - Eurythmics
• Take Me to the River - Desperation Band
• Take Me to the River - ANNIE LENNO
• Take Me to the River - Allies
• Take Me to the River - The Commitments Soundtrack
• Take Me to the River - Commitments

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all them changes you been puttin' me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I ain't seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know, oh, won't you tell me
Tell me how, how could I stay here with you
Somebody, please
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Take me to the river
And put my feet back on the ground
Now looky here
I don't know why you treat me so bad
After all them good times that you and me had
Love's an emotion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen keeps my mind in a sweat
I wanna know, oh won't you tell me
Tell me how, how could I stay here with you
Somebody help me
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Take me to the river
And put my feet back on the ground
Oh, love me, squeeze me, hold me, and, baby, you can
tease me
'Til I can't take no more
I don't know why I love you like I do
After all them changes you been puttin' me through
Your pretty picture makes my teardrops fall
I wonder who's the biggest fool of us all
I wanna know, oh won't you tell me
Tell me how, how could I stay here with you
Somebody help me
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Take me to the river
And put my feet back on the ground
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Take me to the river

Al Green :
I don't know why I love you like I do
After all these changes you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Hey hey
Al green BB king :
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
Lenny Kravitz :
I don't know why she treated me so bad
Look at all those things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
I wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Al green BB king :
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
Sheryl Crow / Lenny Kravitz / Al green / BB King :
Hold me, love me, please me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't take no more
Take me to the river
BB King / Lenny Kravitz
I don't know why I love you like I do
After all these changes you put me through
The sixteen candles burning on my wall
Turning me into the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know
Oh won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Al green BB king :
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
One more time !
Al green BB king :
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
Take me to the river

(a. green, m. hodges)
Producer: martyn ware
Album: non-album track
B-side of the us "break every rule" single
B-side of the dutch "girls" single
Wash me!
I don't know why I love you like I do
With all the changes I keep going through
Lost all my money and my happiness
And I haven't had the worst of it yet
I wanna know, tell me, tell me why
I love it still
Take me to the river
Wash me down
Yeah, drop me in the water
Back to my fishing ground
And I don't know why they treat me so bad
Think of all the good things that I've never had
Love is an ocean I won't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
I wanna know, won't you tell me, tell me why
I love it still
C'mon, river
Wet me down
Yeah, dip me in the water
Back to my fishing ground
And hold me, squeeze me
Just love me, and tease me
Till I can't, till I can't
Take it no more
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the good things that I've never had
Love's an ocean I won't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
I wanna know, you tell me, tell me why
I love it still
Take me to the river
And dip me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Yeah take me to the water
My fishing ground
Wash me, wet me
Squeeze me, and tease me

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the changes you put me through
Stole my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know boy, won't you tell me
Tell me how can I stay here with you
Chorus:
Won't you take me to the river
Wash me down
Take me to the river
Put my feet back on the ground
I don't know why you treat me so bad
After all the good times that we've had
You're sixteen candles that burn on my wall
Now who's the biggest fool of us all
I wanna know, won't you tell me
Tell me how can I stay here with you
Chorus
Hold me squeeze me love me
And you can tease me
Till I can't take it no more
Oh yeah yeah yeah
I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the changes you put me through
Love is a notion I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I would never regret
I wanna know, won't you tell me
Tell me how can I stay here with you

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the things that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen why I should forget
I want to know, won't you tell me
I'd love to stay, yeah, yeah
Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground
I don't know why she treat me so bad
After all the things that we could've had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen, I will never regret
I want to know, won't you tell me
I'd love to stay, I'd love to stay
Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground
Hold me, love me, please me, squeeze me
Oh, 'til I can't, 'til I can't, 'til I can't, I can't take no more
Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground
Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all these changes that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
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
Look at all those things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
I wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Hold me, love me, please me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't take no more
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 sixteen candles burning on my wall
Turning me into the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know
Oh won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
I wanna know
Take me to the river
I wanna know
I want you to dip me in the water
I wanna know
Won't you wash me in the water
Wash me in the water
Wash me in the water
Won't you wash me in the water

Al Green / Mabon Hodges - Al Green Music / JEC Pub. - BMI
I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the things that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen why I should forget
I want to know, won't you tell me
I'd love to stay, yea yea
Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground
I don't know why she treat me so bad
After all the things that we could've had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
I want to know, won't you tell me
I'd love to stay, I'd love to stay
Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground
Hold me, love me, please me, squeeze me
Oh, 'til I can't, 'til I can't, 'til I can't, I can't take no more
Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground
{Rod - Solo}
Take me to the river, wash me down
Please my soul, put my feet on the ground
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river
Take me, take me, take me to the river

I don't know why I love you like I do
After the things that you put me through
You stole my money, my cigarettes
I haven't see hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know, won't you tell me?
I'd really love to stay
Take me to the river
And wash me down
She cleans my soul
Put my feet on the ground
I don't know why you treated me so bad
After the things we could have had
Love is emotion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen will never regret
Oh wanna know, won't you tell me?
I'll be in love to stay
Take me to the river
Hold me, love me
Please me, tease me
Till I can, till I can
I don't know why I love you like I do
After the changes you put me through
Your sixteen candles right on my wall
They tell me who made a fool of them all
I wanna know, won't you tell me?
I'll be in love to stay
Take to the river
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
Walk me to the water
Walk me to the water
Take me to the river
Just walk me on the water
Walk me on the water
Take me to the river

I don't know why I love her like I do
All the changes you put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know that you'll tell me
I love to stay
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Take me to the river, dip me in the water
Washing me down, washing me down
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things we could have had
Love is an ocean that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I would never regret
I wanna know that you'll tell me
I love to stay
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Push me in the river, dip me in the water
Washing me down, washing me
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't, till I can't take no more of it
Take me to the water, drop me in the river
Push me in the water, drop me in the river
Washing me down, washing me down
I don't know why I love you like I do
All the troubles you put me through
Sixteen candles there on my wall
And here am I the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know that you'll tell me
I love to stay
Take me to the river and drop me in the water
Dip me in the river, drop me in the water
Washing me down, washing me down.

I don't know why I love her like I do
All the changes you put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know that you'll tell me
I love to stay
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Take me to the river, dip me in the water
Washing me down, washing me down
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things we could have had
Love is an ocean that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I would never regret
I wanna know that you'll tell me
I love to stay
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Push me in the river, dip me in the water
Washing me down, washing me
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't, till I can't take no more of it
Take me to the water, drop me in the river
Push me in the water, drop me in the river
Washing me down, washing me down
I don't know why I love you like I do
All the troubles you put me through
Sixteen candles there on my wall
And here am I the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know that you'll tell me
I love to stay
Take me to the river and drop me in the water
Dip me in the river, drop me in the water
Washing me down, washing me down.

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the changes that you put me through
You used all my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay?
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
Look at all those things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
I wanna know, won't you tell me, am I in love to stay?
Hold me, love me, please me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't take no more, 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 sixteen candles burning on my wall
Turning me into the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know, can't you tell me, am I in love to stay?
I wanna know, take me to the river
I wanna know, I want you to dip me in the water
I wanna know, won't you wash me in the water
Wash me in the water, wash me in the water

I don't know why I love you like I do
All the changes you put me through
Take my money,my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know,can you tell me
I'd really like to stay
*Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Wash me down,wash me down
Wash me down,wash me down
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the thing that we could have had
Love is an ocean
And I can't forget my sweet sixteen
I'll never fret I wanna know,can you tell me
I'd really like to stay (*Repeat)
Love me,squeeze me Love me,tease me
Till I can't,till I can't
Till I can't,till I can't-
I don't know why I love you like I do
All the trouble that you put me through
Sixteen candles blowin' on the wall
And here I am the biggest fool of all
I wanna know,can you tell me I'd really like to stay
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the water

There’s a place rich with life Where every wave will purify Take me there to be with You Take me to the river
There’s a place deep with hope To saturate the weary soul Take me there to be with You Take me to the river
Lead my soul to quietness and trust All I know is You will be enough
Take me to the river Pull me off the shore Here within Your freedom I have found my reason I am Yours
Let the water rise Far above my head Baptize me in wonder Spirit take me under Once again
As I wait within the swell You sweep away what’s of myself Take me there to be with You Take me to the river
Let the river flow Let the water awaken my soul From the dead come life Arise Arise

I don't know why I love you like I do
All the changes you put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know, can you tell me
I'd really like to stay
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Dip me in the water
Wash me down, wash me down
Wash me down, wash me down
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things that we could have had
Love is an ocean
And I can't forget my sweet sixteen I'll never fret
I wanna know, can you tell me
I'd really like to stay
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Dip me in the water
Love me, squeeze me
Love me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't
Till I can't, till I can't
I don't know why I love you like I do
All the trouble you put me through
Sixteen candles blowin' on the wall
And here I am the bigg'st fool of all
I wanna know, can you tell me
I'd really like to stay
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water - come on, come on, come on yea...
Dip me in the water
Drop me in the river - come on, come on...
Dip me in the water
Drop me in the river
Push me in the water...

Can't take much more of this heat
You got the water and I got the need
I feel a thirst in my soul
I'm burnin' up from head to toe
You gotta help me out, you know I'm down on my knees
I'm holding on to you, you gotta help me mister, please
Come on and
CHORUS
Take me to the river
Carry me down
Take me to the river
Gotta make it somehow
I'm feelin' kinda tired and it's a long way down
Take me to the river
Before I drown
Feel like I'm breathin' my last
I'm goin' down and sinking fast
There ain't a moment to waste
When I close my eyes, I can almost taste it
I'm down-right busted and I'm down on my luck
I'm coming back to you, you know I just can't get enough
You gotta
Chorus
I hear you callin', and I'm about to heed, it's alright
I'll get that water washin' over me till it's alright

I dont know why I love you like I do
After all these changes that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I havent seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know wont you tell me, am I in love to stay?
(Take me, take me)
Take me to the river and wash me down
Wont you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground
I dont know why you treated me so bad
Look at all these things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I wont forget
my sweet sixteen now I never regret
I wanna....
Bridge:
Hold me love me squeeze me tease me till I die till I de
Repeat verse one, then chorus, then
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Dip me in the water
Dip me in the water baby

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all these changes that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know
Won't you tell me, am I in love to stay?
Take me, take me
Take me to the river and wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground
I don't know why you treated me so bad
Look at all these things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I wont forget
My sweet sixteen now I never regret
I wanna know
Won't you tell me, am I in love to stay?
Hold me
Love me
Squeeze me
Tease me
'Till I die, 'till I die
I don't know why I love you like I do
After all these changes that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know
Won't you tell me, am I in love to stay?
Take me, take me
Take me to the river and wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul get my feet on the ground
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah