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Mississippi Lyrics
Beggars can't be choosers
But I choose to be a beggar
So I'm always on the move
my heart is always on the mend
Hailstorms, rain, and snow, I go
No hurricane can stop me, no
It's up and over and back down home again
We played Memphis last night,
It was fine
Next stop on the tour
is bound to hold my peace of mind
Oh, It always puts
A smile on my face and it's the
first time I've been back here since
the last time that I came
And I think you're really pretty
and that's all I'm gonna say
Did you miss me?
Did you miss me, Mississippi?
Would you kiss me if I stayed?
That house was built before
the first world war
and I can see her now
standing on the porch
that baby boy's daddy's
going to fight and
She hopes and prays
that he'll come home
and they'll be happy and lord,
Lord, I pray that she's right
Wind's blowin' thru the trees
Oh, it feels like heaven's breathin' down on me
Oh, It always puts
A smile on my face and it's the
first time I've been back here since
the last time that I came
And I think you're really pretty
and that's all I'm wanna say
Did you miss me?
Did you miss me, Mississippi?
Would you kiss me if I stayed?
Oh, no, yeah
I have to leave you in the morning
That old 55 to 12
But I'll be back again
before the leaves turn orange
So, I'll say goodbye for now
Oh, It always puts
A smile on my face and it's the
first time I've been back here since
the last time that I came
And I think you're really pretty
and that's all I'm gonna say
Did you miss me?
Oh, It always puts
A smile on my face and it's the
first time I've been back here since
the last time that I came
And I think you're really pretty
and that's all I'm wanna say
Did you miss me?
Did you miss me, Mississippi?
Would you kiss me if I stayed?
Oh, oh, oh,
Oh, my god
da, da, da, da, da, da
oh, no, no
Ohhhhhhhh...
No, no, no
Na, na, na, na
da, da, da, da, da, da
But I choose to be a beggar
So I'm always on the move
my heart is always on the mend
No hurricane can stop me, no
It's up and over and back down home again
It was fine
Next stop on the tour
is bound to hold my peace of mind
A smile on my face and it's the
first time I've been back here since
the last time that I came
And I think you're really pretty
and that's all I'm gonna say
Did you miss me?
Did you miss me, Mississippi?
Would you kiss me if I stayed?
the first world war
and I can see her now
standing on the porch
that baby boy's daddy's
going to fight and
She hopes and prays
that he'll come home
and they'll be happy and lord,
Lord, I pray that she's right
Oh, it feels like heaven's breathin' down on me
A smile on my face and it's the
first time I've been back here since
the last time that I came
And I think you're really pretty
and that's all I'm wanna say
Did you miss me?
Did you miss me, Mississippi?
Would you kiss me if I stayed?
Oh, no, yeah
That old 55 to 12
But I'll be back again
before the leaves turn orange
So, I'll say goodbye for now
A smile on my face and it's the
first time I've been back here since
the last time that I came
And I think you're really pretty
and that's all I'm gonna say
Did you miss me?
A smile on my face and it's the
first time I've been back here since
the last time that I came
And I think you're really pretty
and that's all I'm wanna say
Did you miss me?
Did you miss me, Mississippi?
Would you kiss me if I stayed?
Oh, my god
da, da, da, da, da, da
Ohhhhhhhh...
No, no, no
Na, na, na, na
da, da, da, da, da, da
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"Beggars can't be choosers But I choose to be a beggar So I'm always on the move my heart is always on the mend"
Benjy decided to be a musician, and this require that he travels all over. Unfortunately he is leaving the places and people that he loves, and his heart is constantly healing from this.
"Hailstorms, rain, and snow, I go No hurricane can stop me, no It's up and over and back down home again"
Nothing stops him from traveling anywhere and everywhere and eventually back home
"We played Memphis last night, It was fine Next stop on the tour is bound to hold my peace of mind"
Playing in memphis was just ok, but maybe his next stop will be better. Mississippi is just a short drive from memphis
"Oh, It always puts A smile on my face and it's the first time I've been back here since the last time that I came And I think you're really pretty and that's all I'm gonna say Did you miss me? Did you miss me, Mississippi? Would you kiss me if I stayed?"
Benjy is personifying the state of Mississippi as if it were a beautiful girl.
"That house was built before the first world war and I can see her now standing on the porch that baby boy's daddy's going to fight and She hopes and prays that he'll come home and they'll be happy and lord, Lord, I pray that she's right"
Maybe a scene that Benjy sees play out the last time he was in Mississippi. A husband going off to war, and the wife on the front porch praying.
"Wind's blowin' thru the trees Oh, it feels like heaven's breathin' down on me"
I like this line, and it's pretty self explanatory
"I have to leave you in the morning That old 55 to 12 But I'll be back again before the leaves turn orange So, I'll say goodbye for now"
Benjy is leaving Mississippi and driving south down Interstate 55 to Interstate 12 that would take him back home to Louisiana