Mississippi River

Mississippi River, take me down Deliver me to hallowed ground From the northern prairie to the Delta down south Hear the dead whisper and the children shout Hear them call my name Call my name Hear them call my name Call my name Independent thinkers, whiskey drinkers All just links in the chain Mississippi River, whistling wind Through a land of contradictions Same old story, passed down the line Bound for glory by and by Hear them call your name Call your name Hear them call your name Call your name Messianic thinkers, true believers Put another link into the chain Mississippi River plant the seed Pray for rain many mouths to feed Like the temper of a patient man Often where we sit is where we stand All across this land Hand in hand All across this land From sea to sand Resolute actors, knee jerk detractors From the front, all the way to the back From the Mississippi to the Rio Grande We take the good with the bad We're all just singing with the band