roll on mississippi

walking along, whistling a song, barefoot and fancy free, a big riverboat, passing us by, she's headed for new orleans, there she goes, disappearing around the bend. roll on mississippi; you make me feel like a child again. a cool river breeze, like peppermint leaves, the taste of it takes me back, chewin on a straw, torn overalls, a cane pole and old straw hat and muddy river. just like a long lost friend. roll on mississippi; you make me feel like a child again, roll on mississippi, big river roll. you're the childhood dream that i grew up on. roll on mississippi, carry me home. now i can see i've been away too long. roll on, mississippi, roll on. now, when the world's spinning round, too fast for me, and i need a place to dream. so i come to your banks, i sit in your shade, relive the memories, tom sawyer and huckleberry finn, roll on mississippi; you make me feel like a child again, roll on mississippi, big river roll, you're the childhood dream that i grew up on. roll on mississippi, carry me home. now i can see i've been away too long. roll on, mississippi, roll on, mississippi, roll on, mississippi, roll on, roll on, mississippi, roll on, roll on, mississippi, roll on