MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI
Recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Writen by Irving Gordon
I can t recall my Mother, I don t remember Dad
Mister and Mississippi was all I ever had
Oh, I was born to wander, oh, I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home.
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Oh, I was born to wander, oh, I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home.
My cradle was the river, my school a river boat
My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat
His teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat
He taught me not to gamble on a petticoat.
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Oh! Betty Mae, I love you, I love you Betty Mae
I love you like a barefoot boy, loves a summer day
The way a wand ring gypsy, loves the changing scenes
Just like the restless river, loves old New Orleans.
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I d love a tiny village, a quite country town
A house, a little garden, with kiddies runnin round
I d be a faithful husband, I d be a trusting friend
Until I heard that steamboat, comin round the bend.
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