Oh  you  Mississippi  River,
with  waters  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  keep  on  calling  me
I´m  gonna  pack  my  grip  and  head  that  way
You´ll  see  me  hanging  around  again  some  day
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
Floating  over  muddy  waters,
drifting  through  familiar  scenes
And  when  I  hear  that  whistle  of  an  old  steamboat
Down  that  Mississippi  river  again  I´m  a-going  to  float
I´m  gonna  pack  my  grip  and  head  that  way
You´ll  see  me  hanging  around  again  some  day
for  I  know  that´s  the  only  way  to  lose
That  mean  old  Mississippi  river  blues
That  Mississippi  river  blues