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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Otis Redding
Otis Redding
Vocals
Floyd Newman
Floyd Newman
Baritone Saxophone
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Bass Guitar
Al Jackson Jr.
Al Jackson Jr.
Drums
Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
Guitar
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
Keyboards
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Keyboards
Andrew 'Love' Jackson
Andrew 'Love' Jackson
Tenor Saxophone
Gene Miller
Gene Miller
Trumpet
Wayne Jackson
Wayne Jackson
Trumpet
Andrew Love
Andrew Love
Tenor Saxophone
Earl Sims
Earl Sims
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bert Russell
Bert Russell
Songwriter
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd
Engineer
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Producer
Bill Inglot
Bill Inglot
Mastering Engineer
Daniel Hersch
Daniel Hersch
Mastering Engineer
Jim Stewart
Jim Stewart
Producer
Yves Beauvais
Yves Beauvais
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Down in the valley, in the valley so low
Hang your head over your shoulder
And you can hear the full wind blow
[Verse 2]
Now can't you hear the wind blow, my love?
Can't you hear the wind blow
Way down in the valley, in the valley so low?
[Verse 3]
Now have you ever been lonely, lonely?
Now have you ever been sad?
Did you ever really need someone
Oh, really need them bad, bad, bad, bad?
[Verse 4]
It was down in the valley
In the valley so low
It was when I held you so tight
How could I ever let you go, go, go, go, go?
[Verse 5]
I can't walk down, down, down, down, down, down, down
In the valley so low
When I held my baby, you so tight
How could I ever let you go now?
[Verse 6]
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Got it down in the valley
We're down in the valley
So low, so low
We can't go no farther down, down too much
Got to
[Verse 7]
Grooving, grooving, grooving, got to
We can't, we can't, we can't, we can't
We can't, we can't go no farther now
Got to, got to, we got to, got to
Grooving, grooving, grooving, too much
Rhythm rocking, rocking, rocking, got to
A good time's what we're having
We got to, got to keep on, keep on moving
Written by: Bert Berns, Solomon Burke
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