Walking along whistling a song bare foot and fancy free A big riverboat passing us by she’s headed for new orleans There she goes disappearing around the bend Roll on mississippi you make me feel like a child again
A cool river breeze like peppermint leaves The taste of it takes me back chewing on a straw torn overalls I can’t hold an old straw hat muddy river just like a long lost friend Roll on mississippi you make me feel like a child again
Roll on mississippi big river roll You’re the childhood dream that I grew upon Roll on mississippi carry me home Now I can see I’ve been away too long Roll on mississippi roll on
Now when the world's spinning round too fast for me And I need a place to dream so I come to your banks I sit in your shade relive the memories tom sawyer and huckleberry finn Roll on mississippi you make me feel like a child again
