M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I

Lyrics

[Intro] M-I-S, S-I-S, S-I-P, P-I [Chorus] By the M, I crooked letter, crooked letter I Crooked letter, crooked letter I Cut back, cut back, I Mississippi Flowin' down to New Orleans (New Orleans) [Verse 1] It flows right by my Tennessee home Where history was made by Steamboat Bill (Floatin' down the river) Give me M-P, H-I-S Memphis is the town I mean [Verse 2] Way down yonder in the land of cotton Folks like mine are never gotten What a wonderful thrill, just to be Down in Memphis, Tennessee [Chorus] By the M, I crooked letter, crooked letter I Crooked letter, crooked letter I Cut back, cut back, I Mississippi Flowin' down to New Orleans [Refain] By the M, I crooked letter, crooked letter I Crooked letter, crooked letter I Cut back, cut back, I Mississippi Flowin' down to New Orleans [Refrain] Well, it flows right by my Tennessee home Where history was made by Steamboat Bill (Steamboat Bill) Give me M-P, H-I-S Memphis is the town I mean [Refrain] Way down yonder in the land of cotton Folks like mine are never gotten What a wonderful thrill, just to be Down in Memphis, Tennessee [Chorus] By the M, I crooked letter, crooked letter I Crooked letter, crooked letter I Cut back, cut back, I Mississippi Flowin' down to New Orleans (Down the river) Flowin' down to New Orleans