Mississippi River

It’s so easy to get loaded in New Orleans
Say the things I shouldn’t say
Do the things I shouldn’t do
I was walking crooked in the quarter
Leaning on his shoulder
You are the apple of my heart
But honey I did stray
Mississippi River
I am not your child
I am not your girl
But I wish that you would take me in your arms
And carry me away
From New Orleans
I met a gypsy down in Jackson Square
With two lonely eyes and Lavender hair
She was holding a silver necklace out to passers by
It was her grandmother’s locket
She had it in her pocket all these years
But the baby in her arms was hungry
Crying with a Siren’s tears
I sat beside her as the night grew long
There on the cobblestone we sang this song
Her for her baby, and me for the loss of you
The southern wind is kissing me awake
I lay across the Mississippi bank
New Orleans holding up her paintbrush
Vivid in the sky
(Chorus)