And am ain't who I be
To love the language
You got to be born
On the banks of the mississippi
Ax' ya "x" what talks in tongues
Say: "never mo' neither me"
To love the language
You got to be born
On the banks of the mississippi
Stayin by my mama's
In slippers and pajamas
Where there's always somethin good to eat
Bettin strawberries
Honey and cherries
And pecan-pies oh so sweet
With a dew-rag on my brow
Jasmine, wysteria and fleur-de-lis
To love the language
You got to be born
On the banks of the mississippi
If you won't work fo' a livin
And live life leisurely
Pull up a screen po-ch
Flop out in a rockin chair
To love the language
You got to be born
On the banks of the mississippi
I is just what I was And am ain't who I be To love the language You got to be born On the banks of the mississippi Ax' ya "x" what talks in tongues Say: "never mo' neither me" To love the language You got to be born On the banks of the mississippi Stayin by my mama's In slippers and pajamas Where there's always somethin good to eat Bettin strawberries Honey and cherries And pecan-pies oh so sweet With a dew-rag on my brow Jasmine, wysteria and fleur-de-lis To love the language You got to be born On the banks of the mississippi If you won't work fo' a livin And live life leisurely Pull up a screen po-ch Flop out in a rockin chair To love the language You got to be born On the banks of the mississippi Explain Request ×
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