The Staple Singers

I'll take you there

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I'll take you there Lyrics

Aaaaah, haaa
I know a place
Ain't nobody cryin'
Ain't nobody worried
Ain't no smilin' faces
Mmm-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, mmm-mmm (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-hoooo, let me take you there
(I'll take you there)

Play it Mary, play your
Play your piano now
All right
Aaaaaah, do it, do it
Come on now
Play on it, play on it
Big Daddy, now
Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
Play your, ummmmm

Ooh, Lord
All right now
Baby, little lady, easy now
Help me now
Come on, little lady
All right
Dum-dum-dum-dum
Doin' sockin' soul

Aaaaaaah, oooh, aaaaah
I know a place, y'all
(I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody cryin' there
(I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody worried, y'all
(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, oh, no
Oh
(I'll take you there)
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)
You gotta, gotta, gotta let me
Let me take you, take you
Take you over there

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lilchen On Apr 01, 2011

Respect Yourself

Let's Do It Again

Uncloudy Day (Staples version)

I'll Take You There [Casino]

Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)

Oh-oh-hoooo, let me take you there
(I'll take you there)

Play it Mary, play your
Play your piano now
All right
Aaaaaah, do it, do it
Come on now
Play on it, play on it
Big Daddy, now
Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
Play your, ummmmm

Ooh, Lord
All right now
Baby, little lady, easy now
Help me now
Come on, little lady
All right
Dum-dum-dum-dum
Doin' sockin' soul

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by epiwoosh

10y ago

This has been my favorite song at different times, but I'd never really thought too deeply about the words. I just figured that the "there" meant heaven or some place like that, but the "Ain't no smilin' faces" was always confusing for a moment if I noticed it. I finally realized that it's "Ain't no smilin' faceslyin' to the races," meaning "Ain't no smiling faces lying like crazy" in a "Smiling Faces Sometimes" kind of way (see song by the Undisputed Truth). And I'm loving this song all over again because that one line just about sums up what heaven would be to me. That and the song is pretty close to heaven itself. :)

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by Gnomies 9y ago

@epiwoosh Yeah, I think its just saying that nobody is lying through their teeth in this place called "there" which is either heaven or some other place that's better "there" than it is "here".

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