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Taking Tiger Mountain Lyrics — Brian Eno | Dork

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Taking Tiger Mountain Lyrics

Lyrics

Taking Tiger Mountain

From Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)1974

Written by Brian Eno

Produced by Brian Eno

Lyrics

Taking Tiger Mountain

We climbed and we climbed Oh, how we climbed My, how we climbed Over the stars to top Tiger Mountain Forcing the lines through the snow We climbed and we climbed Oh, how we climbed My, how we climbed Over the stars to top Tiger Mountain Forcing the lines through the snow We climbed and we climbed Oh, how we climbed My, how we climbed Over the stars to top Tiger Mountain Forcing the lines through the snow We climbed and we climbed Oh, how we climbed My, how

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About this track

"Taking Tiger Mountain" is a song by Brian Eno from the album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), released in 1974. The song was written by Brian Eno. It was produced by Brian Eno.

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