Mr. And Mississippi

Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister Mississippi made me feel at home
I can't recall my mother, I don't remember Dad
Mister Mississippi was all I ever had

Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister Mississippi made me feel at home
Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister 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
My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat
He taught me not to gamble on a petticoat

Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister Mississippi made me feel at home
Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister Mississippi made me feel at home

Oh, Bessie Mae, I love you, I love you, Bessie Mae
I love you like a barefoot boy loves a summer day
The way a wanderin' gypsy loves a-changin' scenes
Is like a restless river loves old New Orleans

Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister Mississippi made me feel at home

I'd love a tiny village, a quiet country town
A house, a little garden with riders runnin' 'round
I'd be a faithful husband, I'd be a trustin' friend
Until I heard that steamboat comin' 'round the bend

Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister Mississippi made me feel at home

Mister Mississippi made me feel at home