Mister and Mississippi - Original Mono - Tennessee Ernie Ford

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