Roll On Mississippi

"Roll On Mississippi" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in February 1981 as the second single and title track from his album Roll On Mississippi. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[1]

Chart performance

Lyrics

Walking along, whistling a song,

Barefoot and fancy free,

A big riverboat, passing us by, she's headed for New Orleans

There she goes, disappearing around the bend.

Roll on Mississippi; you make me feel like a child again.

A cool river breeze, like peppermint leaves,

The taste of it takes me back,

Chewin on a straw, torn overalls,

A cane pole and old straw hat and muddy river.

Just like a long lost friend.

Roll on Mississippi; you make me feel like a child again

Roll on Mississippi, big river roll.

You're the childhood dream that I grew up on.

Roll on Mississippi, carry me home.

Now I can see I've been away too long.

Roll on, Mississippi, roll on.

Now, when the world's spinning round, too fast for me,

And I need a place to dream.

So I come to your banks, I sit in your shade

Relive the memories

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Roll on Mississippi; you make me feel like a child again

Roll on Mississippi, Big river roll

You're the childhood dream that I grew up on.

Roll on Mississippi, carry me home.

Now I can see I've been away too long.

Roll on, Mississippi, roll on, Mississippi,

Roll on, Mississippi, roll on

Roll on, Mississippi, roll on 

Roll on, Mississippi, roll on

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