To Love The Language

I is just what I was



And can't be who I'd be



To love the language



You got to be born



On the banks of the Mississippi



Ax' ya X what talks in tongues



Say, never mo' neither me



To love the language



You got to be born



On the banks of the Mississippi, alright



Stayin' by my mama's in slippers and pajamas



Where there's always somethin' good to eat



Bettin' strawberries, honey and cherries



And pecan-pies, oh, so sweet



With a dew-rag on my brow



Jasmine, wisteria and Fleur-de-lis



To love the language



You got to be born



On the banks of the Mississippi, alright



Yeah, c'mon



Stayin' by my mama's in slippers and pajamas



Where there's always somethin' good to eat



Bettin' strawberries, honey and cherries



And pecan-pies, oh, so sweet



If you won't work for a livin'



And live life leisurely



Pull up a screen pouch



Flop out in a rockin' chair



To love the language



You got to be born



On the banks of the Mississippi, alright



[Incomprehensible] let's go