Well to skitter some day so carry you away in the summertime The weeds grow tall and the crickets and the frogs sing a lullaby The whole town sleeps all day in the heat of the summer sun So you sit on the bank and watch the river run Ooh Mississippi roll on forever Ooh Mississippi take me all the way to New Orleans Well the willow tree sways in the heat all day by the riverside When the sun gets high Lord it gets so quite you could lose your mind So you drink ice tea on the porch and you dream of far-a-way I'm gonna leave this one horse town some day Ooh Mississippi roll on forever Ooh Mississippi take me all the way to New Orleans Ooh Mississippi roll on forever Ooh Mississippi take me all the way to New Orleans