River Deep, Mountain High

by Deep Purple

From the album: The Book of Taliesyn

Track 7 of 12 on The Book of Taliesyn (1969).

Duration: 10:12

The Book of Taliesyn cover art

Lyrics for River Deep, Mountain High

When you were a young girl, did you have a rag doll? The only doll you've ever owned Now I'll love you just the way you loved that rag doll Only now my love has grown It gets stronger as the river flows Deeper baby, Heaven knows Higher, as it goes Do I love you, my oh my River deep, mountain high, yeah, yeah, yeah Do I love you, would I cry Oh, I love you baby, baby baby baby When you were a young girl, did you have a puppy? That always followed you around Well, I'm gonna be as faithful as that puppy No, I'll never never let you down 'Cause it gets stronger as the river flows And it gets deeper baby, Heaven knows It gets higher, so higher, as it goes Do I love you, my oh my River deep, mountain high, yeah, yeah, yeah Do I love you, would I cry Oh, I love you baby, baby baby baby Well, I love you baby like a flower loves a spring And I love you baby like a robin likes to sing And I love you baby like a schoolboy likes his pie Oh, and I love you baby, river deep, mountain high Do I love you, my oh my River deep, mountain high, yeah, yeah, yeah Do I love you, would I cry Oh, I love you baby, baby baby baby Do I love you, my oh my River deep, mountain high, yeah, yeah, yeah Do I love you, would I cry Oh, I love you baby, baby baby baby

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  1. Listen, Learn, Read On
  2. Wring That Neck
  3. Kentucky Woman
  4. Exposition / We Can Work It Out (Medley)
  5. Shield
  6. Anthem
  7. River Deep, Mountain High
  8. Oh No No No - Studio out Take
  9. It's All Over (BBC Top Gear Session)
  10. Hey Bop A Re Bop (BBC Top Gear Session)
  11. Wring That Neck (BBC Top Gear Session)
  12. Playground - Remixed Instrumental out Take