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A painted lady sings a lullaby |
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A raindrop falls from an empty sky |
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A steamboat's lying on a river bed |
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The captain smiles and his eyes are red |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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A lady's riding bareback on a horse |
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I know that Babylon must be her course |
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An old man's laughing at the dead of night |
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But I don't care if he is black or white |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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The summer heat burns the skin on my face |
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And the trees shimmer so in this quiet place |
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A bird up high sings a song that I know |
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And those sweet melodies fall down like snow |
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A crowd of people watch an empty stage |
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There's no performers but still they stay |
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Moonlight dances on a slide trombone |
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The captain whistles as he wanders home |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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Mississippi water |
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Mississippi water |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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Mississippi water washing over me |
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