Oh you Mississippi riverWith water so deep and wideMy thoughts of you keep risingJust like an evening tideI'm just like a seagullThat's left the seaOh your muddy watersKeep on calling meI'm gonna pack my grip and head that wayYou'll see me hanging 'round again some day'Cause I know that's the only way to loseThe Mississippi river bluesBreak (fiddle / guitar)I've often riden on your bosomFrom Memphis down to New OrleansFloating over muddy watersDrifting through familiar scenesAnd when I hear that whistleOf an old steam boatDown that Mississippi riverAgain I'm-a-going to floatI'm gonna pack my grip and head that wayYou'll see me hanging 'round again some day'Cause I know that's the only way to loseThat mean old Mississippi river blues
