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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Vocals
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
Bass Guitar
Rev. James Cleveland
Rev. James Cleveland
Piano
Pancho Moreles
Pancho Moreles
Congas
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
Drums
Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
Guitar
Kenneth Lupper
Kenneth Lupper
Keyboards
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Producer
Gene Paul
Gene Paul
Assistant Engineer
George Piros
George Piros
Assistant Engineer
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
Ray Thompson
Ray Thompson
Engineer
WALLY HEIDER
WALLY HEIDER
Engineer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer

Lyrics

I'm climbing
Higher mountains
Trying to get home
I'm climbing
Higher mountains
Trying to get home
I'm climbing
Higher mountains
Lord, I'm climbing
Every day
Oh, I'm climbing
Higher mountains
Trying to get home, yeah
My road has been a little rocky on my way home
Yes, it has
My road has been a little rocky on my way home
Oh
Has been a little rocky
Going on up, going on up the mountain
I tell you, my road
Has been a little rocky all the way home
I'm going up the rough side of the mountain
On my way home, meet my people
I'm going up the rough side of the mountain
On my way home, oh yeah
I'm going up the rough side of the mountain
Oh, Jesus
On my way
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Climbing
Higher
Higher, Lord
Higher
Going on higher, Lord
To meet Jesus
Climbing higher
Higher
Oh, higher, Lord
Higher
Higher, Lord
Higher
Higher, oh
Yeah, higher
Higher
Lord oh, higher
Oh, higher
I'm climbing
Higher mountains
Trying to get home, home
(I'm climbing higher mountains)
(On my way home)
Hmm
Hmm
Well
(I'm climbing higher mountains)
Sing Jones
(Trying to get home)
Going home
(Oh, I'm climbing) Yeah, yeah
(Late in the midnight hours, I'm climbing) Yeah-yeah-yeah
(Oh Lord, I'm climbing)
Oh-oh-oh, you shouldn't be so run down
(Hey-hey) Yeah-yeah
Tell a story
(I'm climbing, hmm) Hmm
(Higher mountains) Higher mountains
(Higher mountains) Higher mountains
(Higher mountains) Higher, higher
(I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying my best)
Hmm (Trying my best)
(Trying my best) My best
(Trying my best) My very best
(Trying my best) Yeah
Woo!
Trying my best
Oh-oh, hmm
(I feel all right now)
(I'd like for us tonight to bring a message to you)
(In the words of this next song)
(That say, "Be not dismayed")
(Whatever betide)
(Why Brother Cleveland?)
(Because God will)
(God will) Hmm
(Take care of you) Hmm
Written by: Traditional

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