TINA TURNER - TAKE ME TO THE RIVER

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER

TINA TURNER

SONGWRITER: AL GREEN & MABON “TEENIE” HODGES

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE

LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 1987

"Take Me to the River" is a 1974 song written by singer Al Green and guitarist Mabon "Teenie" Hodges. Hit versions were recorded by both Syl Johnson and Talking Heads. In 2004, Al Green's original version was ranked number 117 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

In 1986, Tina Turner recorded her version of the Al Green classic Take Me To The River, also famous in the version by Talking Heads. The song was only released as a b-side to her 1987 single What You Get Is What You See from her Break Every Rule album. The song was never released in any other form. Below, you can listen to this song!

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

Washing me down.