Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Every day is a gamble, if you really want to make it through
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When you live on the side of the mountain, and the babies all need food
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I was the youngest one among us, I got sick and would not eat
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Daddy prayed accept his fate, but Mommy would not heed


Chorus:
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Carry me across the mountain, before it is too late
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Heal my broken my body, death not be my fate
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Carry me across the mountain, don't give up on me
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I am but a helpless child, whose life depends on thee


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Verse 2:
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Daddy warned against it, said you may not make it through
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Momma wrapped me in her arms, crying what else can I do
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There is a place across the mountain top, across the mountain side
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They say there is a doctor there, might save our baby's life


Chorus:
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Carry me across the mountain, before it is too late
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Heal my broken my body, death not be my fate
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Carry me across the mountain, don't give up on me
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I am but a helpless child, whose life depends on thee


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Now I stand upon the mountain top, before my mother's grave
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And every year I visit here, to thank her for that day


Chorus:
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Carry me across the mountain, before it is too late
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Heal my broken my body, death not be my fate
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Carry me across the mountain, don't give up on me