Walking along
whistling a song
Half foot 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
Chew'n on a straw
torn overalls
A kane 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