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)

Proud Mary, play your, play your piano now
All right, ah, do it, do it, come on now
Play on it, play on it, play daddy now
Daddy daddy daddy, play your, ummm

Ooh, Lord, all right now
Baby, little lady, easy, help me now
Come on, little lady, all right
Doin' sockin' soul, ah, oh, ah
I know a place, y'all

(I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody cryin'
(I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody worried y'all
(I'll take you there)

Ain't 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 my 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