[Intro: David Byrne, Ednah Holt, and Lynn Mabry]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water

[Verse 1: David Byrne]
Don't know why I love her like I do
All the trouble you put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet

[Pre-Chorus: David Byrne, with Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
I wanna know, can you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Oh, take me to the river

[Chorus: David Byrne, Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Push me in the water
Drop me in the water, water
[Verse 2: David Byrne, Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
Don't know why you treat me so bad (Ooh)
Think of all the things that we could have had (Ooh)
Love is a notion that I can't forget (Ooh)
My sweet sixteen I would never regret

[Pre-Chorus: David Byrne, with Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
I wanna know, can you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Oh, take me to the river

[Chorus: David Byrne, Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Push me in the water
Drop me in the water, water

[Bridge: David Byrne]
Hug me, squeeze me
Love me, tease me
'Til I can't, 'til I can't
I can't take no more
[Chorus: David Byrne, Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Push me in the water
Drop me in the water, water

[Interlude: Steven Scales]
Get down Bernie
Get down Jerry
Listen, y'all
Y'all ready?
Are you ready L.A.?
Come on, let's go

[Verse 3: David Byrne, Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
Don't know why I love her like I do (Ooh)
All the changes you put me through (Ooh)
Sixteen candles there on my wall (Ooh)
And here am I, the biggest fool of them all

[Pre-Chorus: David Byrne, with Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
I wanna know, can you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Oh, take me to the river
[Chorus: David Byrne, Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Push me in the water
Drop me in the water, water

[Bridge: Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water (W-w-w-w-w)
Take me to the river (Sha)
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water

[Chorus: David Byrne, Ednah Holt, and Lynn Mabry]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, water
Take me to the river (Baby)
Drop me in the water (Yeah)
Take me to the river (Baby)
Drop me in the water, water