Carry Me Across The Mountain Song Lyrics and Chords
Carry Me Across The Mountain Song Lyrics and Chords by Dan Tyminski
Carry Me Across The Mountain
Recorded by Dan Tyminski
Written by John Pennell, William P. Smith, Jeffery White
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Every day is a
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gamble if
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you really want to make it
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through
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live on the side of the mountain
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and the
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babies all need food
I was the youngest one
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among us I got
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sick and would not
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eat
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Daddy prayed
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accept his fate but
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mommy would not heed
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Carry me across the
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mountain before it is too
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late
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Heal my broken my
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body death not be my fate
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Carry me across the
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mountain don't give up on
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me
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I am but a
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helpless child whose
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life depends on
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thee
Daddy warned
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against it said you
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may not make it
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through
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Momma wrapped me in
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her arms crying
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what else can I do
There is a place across the mountain top
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across the
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mountain
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side
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say there is a doctor there might
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save our baby's
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life
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Now I stand upon the mountain top
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before my
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mother's
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grave
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every year I visit here to
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thank her for that
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day
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Carry me across the
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mountain before it is too
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late
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Heal my broken my
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body death not be my fate
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Carry me across the
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mountain don't give up on
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Carry Me Across The Mountain?
- The song Carry Me Across The Mountain was sang by Dan Tyminski.
Who is Dan Tyminski?
- Daniel John Tyminski (born June 20, 1967) is an American bluegrass composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. He is a member of Alison Krauss's band Union Station, and has released three solo albums, Carry Me Across the Mountain (2000), on the Doobie Shea Records label, Wheels (2008), on the Rounder Records label, and Southern Gothic (2017). on the Mercury Records label.He is known for his updated version of the song "Man of Constant Sorrow," which was featured in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? and won the 2001 CMA award for best single as well as a Grammy Award for best Country Collaboration with Vocals (along with Harley Allen and Pat Enright, filling out the vocals for the movie's Soggy Bottom Boys). In total, he has won 14 Grammy Awards for solo and collaborative projects. In 2013, he was the vocalist on Avicii's international hit "Hey Brother" from the album True.
