Mister and Mississippi

(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.



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.



He taught me not to gamble

On a petticoat

My teacher was a gambler

The slickest one afloat.



Oh, I was born to wander

Oh, I was born to roam

And Mister and Mississippi

Made me feel at home...



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

Oh I was born to wander...