Down In Mississippi Lyrics

I must make a change of pace
Before my body gets too old
I must leave this old rat race
Before my dreams all get too cold
Just a ticket on a Greyhound
And some things that I ain't sold
Towards a better life with my sweet wife
Worth more than any gold
We'll be down in Mississippi growin' taters
Livin' in the now instead of later
Takin' day by day and just a'doin' as we please
Build a house of wood and stone
And put some critters in the yard
Just some pigs, milk-cow, and chickens
And a hound dog to stand guard
And we'll even plant some flowers
If the work don't make us tard
And I'll write some country music
If the lyrics ain't too hard
We'll be down in Mississippi growin' taters
Livin' in the now instead of later
Takin' day by day and just a'doin' as we please
When the days have rolled on by
And y'all should care to drop a line
I will send my latest song and write
We're all doin' fine
I'll enclose a photo of me
Suckin' shrimp and sippin' wine
And you'll see that I'm a wealthy man
'Cause life has been real kind
We'll be down in Mississippi growin' taters
Livin' in the now instead of later
Takin' day by day and just a'doin' as we please
Takin' day by day and just a'doin' as we please

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