Written by Becki Bluefield / Jim Owens
F C Hey Louisiana woman, Mississippi man C We get together every time we can The Mississippi River can keep us apart F C There's too much love in the Mississippi heart F C Too much love in this Louisiana heart C See the alligators all a waitin' nearby F C Soon or later they know I'm gonna try C When she waves from the bank don't you know I know F C It's goodbye fishin' line see you while ago With a Louisiana woman waitin' On the other side The Mississippi River F C Don't look so wide Well I thought I'd been loved but I never had F C Till I was wrapped In the arms of a Mississippi man When he holds me close it feels almost F C Like another hurricane just ripped the coast If he can't come to me I'm gonna go to him F C That Mississippi River Lord I'm gonna swim (Hey Louisiana woman Mississippi man...) Well Mississippi River Lord it's one mile wide F C And I gotta get me to the other side Mississippi man I'm losin' my mind F C Gotta have your loving one more time I'm gonna jump in the river and here go F C Too bad alligatior you swim too slow