Take Me to the River (Orchestral) Lyrics

I'd like to dedicate this song to little Junior Parker
A cousin of mine that's gone on
And we'd like to kinda carry on in his name by saying

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the changes that you put me through
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, 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've 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? Ow!

Hold me, love me, please me, tease me
'Til I can't, 'til I can't, can't take no more
Oh, Lord, 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
There's sixteen candles a-burning on my wall
Tell me who done made it the fool of them all

I wanna know, can't you tell me
Am I in love to stay? Hey, hey, hey, ow!

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