Released: March 22, 1965
Songwriter: Berry Gordy Smokey Robinson
Producer: Smokey Robinson
[Verse 1: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
I've got a lover way over there on the mountainside
And I know that's where I should be (got a love, got a love)
Don't you know I've got a lover way over there across the river wide
I can hear her calling to me
Oh, but she's calling my name (calling my name)
So sweet and so plain, and I can hear her saying
Come on, come on
I'm on my way
Come on, come on
I'm gonna stay
Come on, come on
[Verse 2: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Ah, they tell me that the river's too deep and it's much too wide
Boy, you can't make it over to the other side
But they don't know I got to get there
And hold her in my arms just one more time
Like I did before when she was mine all mine
'Cause I can hear her saying...
Come on, come on
I'm on my way
Come on, come on
I'm gonna stay
Come on, come on
I'm gonna get to you
Come on, come on
No matter what I have to do
Come on, come on, come on, come on
[Verse 3: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Lord, they tell me that the river's too deep and it's much too wide
Oh, you can't make it over to the other side
But they don't know I got to get there
And hold her in my arms just one more time
Like I did before when she was mine all mine
'Cause I can hear her saying...
Come on, come on
I'm on my way
Come on, come on
I'm gonna stay
Come on, come on
Baby, when I get there
Come on, come on
I ain't going nowhere
Come on, come on
No, because a river ain't deep enough
Come on, come on
The mountain ain't steep enough to keep me from your side
Come on, come on, come on
Come on
Come on, come on
I'm comin'
Come on, come on, come on
I've got a lover way over there on the mountainside
And I know that's where I should be (got a love, got a love)
Don't you know I've got a lover way over there across the river wide
I can hear her calling to me
Oh, but she's calling my name (calling my name)
So sweet and so plain, and I can hear her saying
Come on, come on
I'm on my way
Come on, come on
I'm gonna stay
Come on, come on
[Verse 2: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Ah, they tell me that the river's too deep and it's much too wide
Boy, you can't make it over to the other side
But they don't know I got to get there
And hold her in my arms just one more time
Like I did before when she was mine all mine
'Cause I can hear her saying...
Come on, come on
I'm on my way
Come on, come on
I'm gonna stay
Come on, come on
I'm gonna get to you
Come on, come on
No matter what I have to do
Come on, come on, come on, come on
[Verse 3: Eddie Kendricks + The Temptations]
Lord, they tell me that the river's too deep and it's much too wide
Oh, you can't make it over to the other side
But they don't know I got to get there
And hold her in my arms just one more time
Like I did before when she was mine all mine
'Cause I can hear her saying...
Come on, come on
I'm on my way
Come on, come on
I'm gonna stay
Come on, come on
Baby, when I get there
Come on, come on
I ain't going nowhere
Come on, come on
No, because a river ain't deep enough
Come on, come on
The mountain ain't steep enough to keep me from your side
Come on, come on, come on
Come on
Come on, come on
I'm comin'
Come on, come on, come on
more tracks from the album
From the album
- The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965)
The Temptations popular songs
- My Girl
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- Get Ready
- Soul to Soul
- I Want A Love I Can See
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Don’t Send Me Away
- I’ve Been Good to You
- Angel Doll
- Fading Away
- Now That You’ve Won Me
- Stay
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- (You Can) Depend on Me
- My Girl (A Cappella) [Mono]
- My Baby
- It’s Growing
- I’ll Be in Trouble
- Baby, Baby I Need You
- Way Over There
- Not Now, I’ll Tell You Later
- Hey Jude
- I’m Doing It All
- Don’t Look Back