North Mississippi Blues

I’m really diggin’ North Mississippi, mama / I’m telling you the truth
I’ve walked a hundred hilltop miles / lost the sole off my right boot
But I’ll keep on flyin’, keep on tryin’ / just to get back home to you
If I can shake, rattle, and roll off these North Mississippi blues

I know I’m not the first one / to have roamin’ ramblin’ shoes
So many before have done just the same / Fred McDowell and Jerry Lee Lewis
I can hear their tunes from where I stand / I feel that Memphis mood
‘Cause I can’t shake, rattle, and roll off these North Mississippi blues

Now, I promise, babe, I’m leaving today / I’ll be back home to you real soon
I’ve finished my work, I’m outa the dirt / Charlie Dunn repaired my boot
I’ll hit the highway and like I way / back south to you I’ll cruise
If I can shake, rattle, and roll off these North Mississippi blues

Well, I made it home after only a week / I’m sorry it took so long
Now I’m here and I’ll stay clear / of rock and roll blues songs
I’ve got no plans to leave here soon / but you know what I’ll do
Cause I can’t shake, rattle, and roll off these North Mississippi blues
Cause I can’t shake, rattle, and roll off…… these North Mississippi blues