Mr and Mississippi Lyrics

I can′t recall my mother
I don't remember Dad
Mister and Mississippi
Was all I ever had

Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home

Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home

My cradle was the river
My school a riverboat
My teacher was a gambler
The slickest one afloat
And he taught me not to gamble
On a petticoat

Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home

Oh, Betty Mae, I love you
I love you, Betty Mae
I love you like a barefoot boy
Loves a summer day
The way a wanderin′ gypsy
Loves the changing scenes
Just like the restless river
Loves old New Orleans

I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home

I'd love a tiny village
A quiet country town
A house, a little garden
With kiddies runnin' ′round
I′d be a faithful husband
I'd be a trusting friend
Until I heard that steamboat
Comin′ 'round the bend

Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home

Oh, he was born to wander
He was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home