Walkin' along
Whistlin' a song
Barefoot and fancy free
A big riverboat
passin' us by
She's headed for New Orleans
There she goes
Disappearin' 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
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
When the world's
spinnin' round
Too fast for me
I need a place to dream
So I come to your banks
I sit in your shade
And 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
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