| Mississ-ippi river
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| Is so long, deep and wide
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| I can see my good girl
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| Standin' on that other side
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| I cried an I called
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| I could not make my baby hear
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| Lord, I’m 'on get me a boat, woman
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| Paddle on away from here
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| Ain’t it hard to love someone
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| When they are so far from you
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| Lord, I’m on' get me a boat and
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| Paddle this old river blue
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| I went down to the landing
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| To see if any boats were there
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| And the fareman told me
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| Could not find the boats nowhere
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| The big boat ease up the river
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| Are turnin' 'round an 'round
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| Lord, I’m 'on get me a good girl
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| Or jump overboard an drown |