Mississippi River Blues Lyrics

Subject: Mississippi River Blues chords/lyrics
Recorded by: Hank Snow on RCA Camden
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Submitted by: Bill Winfield
MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLUES
Oh you Mississippi River, with waters so deep and wide
My thoughts of you keep risin', just like an evening tide
I'm just like a seagull that's left the sea
Oh your muddy waters keep on callin' me
CHORUS;
I'm gonna pack my grip and head that way
You'll see me hanging 'round again some day
'Cause I know that's the only way to lose
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 steam boat
Down that Mississippi River again I'm a-going to float
Repeat Chorus.
(for last line, substitute: That mean old Mississippi River Blues
I don't know if this is the same song that "Helen" was looking for. But it
sure is the Hank Snow version. I've been singing it for 20 years or more.