Mouth Of The Mississippi Songtext

Ah the River I think I was twelve No wait I must have been eighteen Me and my father we had us a time And had us a hurricane, or two I don't remember but that's when I knew It was right then that I knew That something would be missing If I wasn't kissing the mouth of the Mississippi And in the setting sun See a passing ship Catfish, got a tonne And her shore lick her lips in the moonlight Shinin' on water, see her pearly whites Hear her sound of laughter Hear her call Hear her calling me home Hear her calling Hear the mouth of the Mississippi She's calling me home By the river The time rolls by We stay later than we plan I couldn't take my eyes off the ferry that rides To the other side and comes back again That's when I knew my soul I knew right down to my soul The deeper truth had spoken Spoken to the ocean by the mouth of the Mississippi Hear her call Hear her calling me home Hear her calling Hear her calling me home I'm talkin' 'bout the M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-P-P-I