Mister And Mississippi Lyrics - Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page

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, 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 

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 and Mississippi made me feel at home 

Oh, darlin' how I love you, what more is there to say? 

I love you like a barefoot girl loves the summer day 

The way a wanderin' gypsy loves the changing sea 

Just like the restless river loves old New Orleans 

I love a tiny village, a quiet country town 

A house, a little garden with kiddies runnin' 'round 

You'd be a faithful husband, I'd be a trusty friend 

Until I heard that steamboat comin' 'round the bend 

Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam 

And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home 

Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam 

And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home