Homeless Blues

Mississippi River, what a fix you left me in
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 Old Mississippi River, what a fix you left me in
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 Mudholes of water, clear up to my chin
 House without a steeple didn't even have a door
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 House without a steeple didn't even have a door
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 Plain old two room shanty but it was my home sweet home
 Ma and Pa got drownded, Mississippi, you're the blame
 My Ma and Pa got drownded, Mississippi, you're the blame
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 Mississippi River, I can't stand to hear your name
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 Homeless, yes, I'm homeless, might as well be dead
 Oh, you know I'm homeless, homeless, might as well be dead
 Hungry and disgusted, no place to lay my head
 Wish I was an eagle, but I'm a plain old black crow
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 Wish I was an eagle, but I'm a plain old black crow
 
 I'm gonna flap my wings and leave here, and never come back no more