Deep Purple

Released: October 11, 1968

Songwriter: Phil Spector Jeff Barry Ellie Greenwich

Producer: Derek Lawrence

[Verse 1]
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

[Bridge]
It gets stronger as the river flows
Deeper baby, heaven knows
Higher, as it goes

[Chorus]
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
How I love you baby

[Verse 2]
When you were a young girl
Did you have a puppy
That always followed you around
Well I'm going to be
As faithful as that puppy
No I'll never never let you down

[Bridge]
Because it gets stronger
As the river flows
It gets deeper baby, heaven knows
It gets higher
So much higher, as it goes

[Chorus]
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
How I love you baby

[Verse 3]
I love you baby
Like a flower loves a spring
I love you baby
Like a robin likes to sing
I love you baby
Like a schoolboy likes his pie
And oh I love you baby
River deep, mountain high

[Chorus]
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
How I love you baby

Deep Purple is one of the defining Hard Rock bands of the 70’s, and is co-credited with such bands as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin of creating the genre of Heavy Metal. They are best known for their song “Smoke on the Water”, as well as utilizing heavily distorted organ playing to mold their own unique heavy sound.

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