Do I love you my oh my, oh baby/
River deep, mountain high.
The instrumentation, vocals and melody on “River Deep Mountain High” are fantastic. This is Tina Turner at her best by far. She sounds like a mad woman (in a good way). Her voice explodes out of the speakers.
The song gathers momentum frantically, along with her voice, and we can almost imagine her dancing along as she sings and tries to keep the microphone in front of her face. The orchestration is a good match for this tune as well.
The lyrics are so-so. Yes, she loves her man like a river is deep and a mountain is high, that is a good start for a song. If someone said to me “I love for you is deeper than a river and higher than a mountain”, I would be all for it. I would be a little confused if someone told me that she loved me like she loved her ragdoll. What does that mean? Don’t you play with dolls because you are too young to interact with others and so you don’t have many options except this inanimate object? Thanks, I love you too, I guess.
River Deep, Mountain High Lyrics
When I was a little girl, I had a rag doll
Only doll I’ve ever owned
Now I love you just the way I loved that rag doll
But only now my love has grown
And it gets stronger in every way
And it gets deeper, let me say
And it gets higher day by day
Do I love you, my oh my? Oh baby
River deep, mountain high
If I lost you would I cry
Oh, how I love you, baby, baby, baby, baby
When you were a young boy
Did you have a puppy?
That always followed you around
Well, I’m gonna be as faithful as that puppy
No, I’ll never let you down
‘Cause it grows stronger like a river flows
And it gets sweeter, baby and Heaven knows
And it gets sweeter, baby, as it grows
Do I love you, my oh my? Oh baby
River deep, mountain high
If I lost you would I cry
Oh, how I love you, baby, baby, baby, baby
And it gets stronger in every way
And it gets deeper, let me say
And it gets higher day by day
Do I love you, my oh my? Oh baby
River deep, mountain high
If I lost you would I cry
Oh, how I love you, baby, baby, baby, baby
I love you, baby, just like Robin loves to sing
I love you, baby, like a flower loves the spring
And I love you, baby, like a school boy loves his pet
Songwriters: Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector