I'll Take You There lyrics

Oh, mmm, I know a place

Ain't nobody cryin', ain't nobody worried

Ain't no smilin' faces, mmm, no no

Lyin' to the races, help me, come on, come on

Somebody, help me now

(I'll take you there)

Help me, y'all

(I'll take you there)

Help me now

(I'll take you there)

Oh

(I'll take you there)

Oh, oh, mercy

(I'll take you there)

Oh, let me take you there

(I'll take you there)

Oh, oh, let me take you there

(I'll take you there)

Play your, play your piano now

All right, ah, do it, do it, come on now

Play on it, play on it, make daddy now

Daddy daddy daddy, play your

Ooh, Lord, all right now

Baby, little lady, easy now

Now, come on, little lady, all right

Sock it, sock it, ah, oh, oh

I know a place, y'all

(I'll take you there)

Ain't nobody cryin'

(I'll take you there)

Ain't nobody worried

(I'll take you there)

No smilin' faces

(I'll take you there)

Uh, uh

(Lyin' to the races)

(I'll take you there)

Oh, no

Oh

(I'll take you there)

Oh, oh, oh

(I'll take you there)

Mercy now

(I'll take you there)

I'm callin', callin', callin' for mercy

(I'll take you there)

Mercy, mercy

(I'll take you there)

Let me

(I'll take you there)

Oh, oh

I'll take you there

(I'll take you there)

Oh, I wanna take you there

(I'll take you there)

Just take me by the hand let me

(I'll take you there)

Let me, let me, let me lead the way

Oh

(I'll take you there)

Let me take you there

(I'll take you there)

Let me take you there

(I'll take you there)

Ain't no smilin' faces

(I'll take you there)

Up in here, lyin' to the races

(I'll take you there)

You oughta, you gotta gotta, come let me, let me

(I'll take you there)

Take you, take you, take you over there

(I'll take you there)

Ooh, oh, oh, all right

(I'll take you there)

Oh, all right

(I'll take you there)

Oh, oh

(I'll take you there)

Ah, oh yeah

(I'll take you there)

Oh yeah

(I'll take you there)

Let me lead the way

(I'll take you there)

Let me, let me, let me lead the way

(I'll take you there)

(I'll take you there)

Oh, mmm

(I'll take you there)

You won't have to pay, oh, oh no

• Artist:The Staple Singers
• Album:Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972)