I Want To Take You Higher Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes - written by Sylvester Stewart - as recorded by Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes - entered the Billboard Top 40 the week of August 8, 1970 and stayed for 6 weeks, peaking at #34 the week of August 29, 1970 - cover version of Sly & The Family Stone's single which peaked at #60 in 1969 and #38 when re-released in 1970 (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!) Beat is gettin' stronger Beat is gettin' longer too-oo-oo Music's soundin' good to me But I wanna, said I wanna I wanna take you higher Yeah, let me take you higher Baby, baby, let me light your fire Ooo yeah, little bit higher Boom-shaka-laka-laka Boom-shaka-la-boonka-boo (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!) Beat is nitty-gritty Music's in your city too-oo-oo Music's gettin' good to me But now don't ya, I said don't ya Don't ya wanna get higher Yeah, don't ya wanna get higher Baby, baby, let me light your fire Ooo ha, little bit higher Boom-shaka-laka-laka Boom-shaka-la-boonka-boo (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!) ------ guitar ------ Come on baby (higher!) Don't ya wanna get high (higher!) Ooo yeah! (higher!) Light your fire (fire!) Come on daddy (higher!) A little bit higher (higher!) I wanna (higher!) Said I wanna light your fire (fire!) Boom-shaka-laka-laka Boom-shaka-la-boonka-boo (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!) Beat is here to make you mo-ove Music's here to help ya groo-oo-oove Music's soundin' good to me But take your places I'm gonna take you higher (higher!) Yeah, baby (higher!) Gonna take ya higher (higher!) Ooo yeah (higher!) Little bit higher (higher!) C'mon daddy (higher!) A little bit (higher!) (higher!) (higher!) (higher!) (higher!) (higher!) {fade}