I Bought The Mississippi River - Sparks

Or the people

Around the Mississippi

Well, to cinch the deal the man threw

In a boat with crew

And then I knew I’d better grab that river fast

It wouldn’t last

They never do, they never do

It wouldn’t last, last, last

So now I own the Mississippi

I couldn’t decide if I should leave it there

Or lug it out West with me

The best thing was to think about it,

Not to make a move I might regret

Cause then I’d have to have the

Mississippi sent back East, complete

With boat and crew

That wouldn’t do, do, do

It’s mine, all mine

(You know, it’s yours, all yours)

It’s mine, all mine

(You know, it’s yours, all yours)

Do rivers ever need companions

Should I enquire if the Seine is

Available, yeah, I would rather have

A classy little Frenchy than a Nile or a Tybo, oh

Now wait a minute, how about the

Amazon, now that could be real fun

For Mississippi, for Mississippi, for

Mississippi, My Mississippi

I hope that I didn’t make an error

I hope this ain’t a lot more trouble

Than it’s all really worth