Mississippi River Blues

Oh the Mississippi river, water so deep and wide

My thoughts of you keep rising just like an evening tide

I'm just like a seagull that's left the sea

Oh, your muddy waters, they keep on calling me

I'm gonna pack my grip and head that way

You'll see me hanging 'round again some day

'Cause I know that's the only way to lose

The Mississippi River blues

I've often ridden on your bosom from Memphis down to New Orleans

Dreaming over muddy waters flowing through familiar scenes

And when I hear the whistle of an old steamboat

Down that Mississippi River again I'm going to float

I'm gonna pack my grip and head that way

You'll see me hanging 'round again some day

'Cause I know that's the only way to lose

The Mississippi River blues