Cryin' on my pillow Droopin' like a willow I feel just like a fish that's cast upon the shore Waitin' for the tide to take it home once more Though asleep or wakin' My poor heart keeps achin' When you see me walkin' with my head way down It's because I miss my Mississippi town Mound Bayou I feel blue and all in Mound Bayou I can hear you callin' All my friends are lucky to be way back there If they knew what I've been through, they'd stay back there Mound Bayou Got to cover ground for Mound Bayou That's the town I'm bound for Wish my arms were long enough, here's what I'd do I'd reach and wrap them gently round my Mound Bayou ♪ Mound Bayou I feel blue and all in Mound Bayou I can hear you callin' All my friends are lucky to be way back there If they knew what I've been through, they'd stay back there Mound Bayou Got to cover ground for Mound Bayou That's the town I'm bound for Wish my arms were long enough, here's what I'd do I'd reach and wrap them gently round my Mound Bayou