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Take Me to the River

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Lorde

Vocals

James Stack

Programming

Ian Gold

Drums

Devin Hoffman

Bass

Eli Teplin

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Al Green

Songwriter

Mabon Hodges

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Lorde

Producer

Jim-E Stack

Producer

Ian Gold

Engineer

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mixing Engineer

Matt Wolach

Mixing Engineer

Joe LaPorta

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

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

[PreChorus]

I wanna know that you'll tell me

I'd love to stay

[Chorus]

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

Down

[Verse 2]

I don't know why you treat me so bad

Think of all the things we could have had

Love is a notion that I can't forget

My sweet sixteen I would never regret

[PreChorus]

I wanna know that you'll tell me

I'd love to stay

[Chorus]

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

[Bridge]

Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me

Till I can't, till I can't, I can't take no more

[Chorus]

Dip me in the water, drop me in the river

Push me in the water, drop me in the river

Washing me down, washing me down

[Verse 3]

I don't know why I love you like I do

All the trouble you put me through

Sixteen candles there on my wall

And here am I, the biggest fool of them all

[PreChorus]

I wanna know that you'll tell me

I'd love to stay

[Chorus]

Take me to the river and drop me in the water

Dip me in the river and drop me in the water

Washing me down, washing me down

Written by: Al Green, Mabon Hodges

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