My Minnesota Home

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Mmm, way down upon that old Mississippi River Not so far away That's where my folks have lived forever And that's where they're going to say [Verse 2] I've been searching 'cross the whole creation Half my life and more (And more) But I've found my own sweet satisfaction Right here on that muddy river shore [Chorus] Oh, the world, it is so sad and dreary Everywhere I roam Oh, Mama, how I miss the prairie And my Minnesota home [Verse 3] I can see my mama's sweet, sweet face every Sunday morning All the good old hymns, praise God, that we've sung We knelt in prayer right beside our precious aunts and uncles Who loved us when we were young [Verse 4] In the valley of darkness, they are the shepherds Who lead me to pastures green And I'll sit with my mama by the still, still waters And goodness and mercy follow me [Verse 5] I've floated down the Columbia and the Hudson Walked on the banks of the Ohio (Ohio, Ohio) On the banks of the Wabash and the mighty Colorado And the old Red River way up north [Verse 6] All the world, it is a world of rivers Flowing to the sea, yeah But here on that old Mississippi Here is the home for you and me Come on, take it home [Chorus] Oh, the world, it is so sad and dreary Everywhere I roam, oh-oh [Outro] Oh, Mama, how I missed the prairie And my Minnesota home