| I can hardly see my face in the waters of the muddy mississippi
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| But i can see the shadows of the cotton wood standing over me The morning sun would find me Swinging from the rope that’s hanging free
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| And i drop in to the waters
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| And go swimming in the muddy mississippi
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| A boy came to the delta
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| And we would swing together from that tree
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| I could see my dreams in his eyes
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| As he held on to me
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| Swinging in the sunlight
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| Loving in the shadows
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| Wild and free
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| And i made him promise he would take me Down to new orleans
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| Bright lights of the city made my red dress and shoes look brand new
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| While he worked the night shift
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| I turned on and i turned loose
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| I lost my pride i lost my man
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| I did things a girl like me shouldn’t do Now i can’t face this living
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| With the swelling signs of new life
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| Showing through
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| I can hardly see my face in the waters of the muddy mississippi
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| But i can see the shadows of the cotton wood standing over me The morning sun would find me Hanging from the rope that’s swinging free
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| And i’ll swing for the last time over the waters
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| Of the muddy mississippi
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| Yeah the muddy mississippi |