Intro: | | | | | | | | | | Verse 1: Every day is a gamble if you really want to make it through When you live on the side of the mountain and the babies all need food I was the youngest one among us I got sick and would not eat Daddy prayed accept his fate but Mommy would not heed Chorus: Carry me across the mountain before it is too late Heal my broken my body death not be my fate Carry me across the mountain don’t give up on me I am but a helpless child whose life depends on thee | | | | | | | | | Verse 2: Daddy warned against it said you may not make it through Momma wrapped me in her arms crying what else can I do There is a place across the mountain top across the mountain side They say there is a doctor there might save our baby’s life Chorus: Carry me across the mountain before it is too late Heal my broken my body death not be my fate Carry me across the mountain don’t give up on me I am but a helpless child whose life depends on thee | | | | | | | | | Now I stand upon the mountain top before my mother’s grave And every year I visit here to thank her for that day Chorus: Carry me across the mountain before it is too late Heal my broken my body death not be my fate Carry me across the mountain don’t give up on me Outro: | | | | |