THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLUES
(Jimmie Rodgers)

The Mississippi River blues.

Oh, you Mississippi River with 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 going to pack my grip and head that way.
You'll see me hanging 'round again someday,
'Cause I know that's the only way to lose
The Mississippi River blues,
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 someday
'Cause I know that's the only way to lose
That mean old Mississippi River blues,
The Mississippi River blues.

Sung by Jimmie Rodgers
Copyright 1931 by Peer International Corp.