Mister And Mississippi

I can't recall my mother
 I don't remember dad
 Mister and Mississippi, was 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
 My cradle was the river
 My school, a riverboat
 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
 Oh, I was born to wander
 I was born to roam
 And Mister and Mississippi, made me feel at home
 Oh, darling, how I love you
 What more is there to say
 I love you like a barefoot girl
 Loves a summer day
 The way a wandering gypsy
 Loves the changing sea
 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
 I love a tiny village
 A quiet country town
 A house, a little garden
 With kiddies running 'round
 You'd be a faithful husband
 I'd be a trusting friend
 Until I heard that steamboat
 Comin' 'round the bend
 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
 And Mister and Mississippi, made me feel at home