Al Green Take Me to the River song lyrics

I'd like to dedicate this song to Little Junior Parker, a cousin of mine who's gone on but we'd like to kinda carry on in his name, by singing

I don't know why I love like I do

After all the changes that you put me through

You stole 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, hey, hey

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 have 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, hey, hey

Hold me, love me, please me, tease me

'Til I can't, 'til I can't take anymore

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 that burn on my wall

Turning me into the biggest fool of them all

I wanna know

Can't you tell me

Am I in love to stay, hey, hey

I wanna know

Take me to the river

I wanna know

Won't you dip me in the water

I wanna know

Won't you wash me in the water

Wash me in the water

Wash me in the water

Won't you wash me in the water

Feelin' good