Mississippi River Blues Lyrics - Hank Snow

Oh, you Mississippi River with waters so deep and wide 

My thoughts of you keep rising just like an evening tide 

I'm just like a seagull that's left the sea 

Oh, your muddy waters keep on calling me 

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 steamboat 

Down that Mississippi river again, I'm a going to float 

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 

That mean old Mississippi River blues