I don't recall my mother I don't remember dad Oh, Mister and Mississippi is all I ever had Oh, I was born to wander I was born to roam And Mister and Mississippi Made me feel at home Oh, I was born to wander I was born to roam And Mister and Mississippi Made me feel at home (Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home) My cradle was the river My school, a river boat My teacher was a gambler The slickest one afloat My teacher was a gambler The slickest one afloat He taught me not to gamble On a petticoat Oh, I was born to wander I was born to roam And Mister and Mississippi Made me feel at home (I was born to wander) (I was born to roam) (Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home) Oh, Betty May, I love you I love you, Betty May I love you like a barefoot boy Loves a summer day The way a wandering gypsy Loves the changing scenes Just like the restless river Loves old New Orleans Oh, I was born to wander I was born to roam And Mister and Mississippi Made me feel at home (Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home) Yes, Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home