Dixie moonlight, Swanee shore Headed home bound just once more To my Mississippi delta home Southland has that grand garden spot Although, you believe it or not I hear those breezes a-whispering "Come on back to me" Muddy water round my feet Muddy water in the street Just gods don't shelter Down on the delta Muddy water in my shoes Reelin' and rockin' to them low-down blues They live in comfort and ease down there I do declare Been away, a year today To wander and roam I don't care, it's muddy there But see, it's my home Got my toes turned Dixie way 'Round the delta let me lay My heart cries out for muddy water