Song Description

Someone yearns to return to their beloved Mississippi

Lyrics

DOWN ON THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
WHERE I LAY MY HEAD
SWEAR I'M GOING BACK DOWN
LONG BEFORE I'M DEAD

HOW I LONG FOR THAT MUDDY WATER
SWEET GEORGIA PEACHES IN THE AIR
FIRE FLIES DANCING IN THE TWIGHLIGHT
I FIND MY PEACE DOWN THERE

(CHORUS)
WANT TO LAY MY HEAD DOWN
ON THE MISSISSIPPI MUD
FIND MY WAY BACK HOME
TO THE MISSISSIPPI MUD

CATFISH JUMPING ON THE RIVERSIDE
STEMABOATS CRUISIN ON BY
SUN IS SHINING ON THE BAYOU
LAZY DAY'S OH MY

DADDIES OUT IN THE COTTON GIN
MAMMA'S BAKIN A PIE
GRANDADDY'S PICKIN ON HIS BANJO
MUDDY WATER FLOWS BY

(REPEAT CHORUS)