PLAY                                                                                                                                 Return to Songs

Mister And Mississippi

Words and Music by Irving Gordon - 1951

Number 2 on the Hit Parade in 1951, played for 16 weeks.

Verse:
F	Dm	Bb            Bdim	F
F               Dm	Am             Dm7	G7	Gm7          C7
Bb	-	F	Dm            C7
F               Dm	Am	Bb             C7	F
Chorus:
Bb	-	F	Dm            C7
F               Dm	Am	Bb             C7	F        (C9 to verse)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

_______

 

Verses:

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,  Oh! I was born to roam,

And Mister and Mississippi,  Made me feel at home.

 

My cradle was the river, My school a river boat,
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.

 

Chorus:

Oh! I was born to wander,  I was born to roam,

And Mister and Mississippi,  Made me feel at home.

_______

 

Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

This Chord Chart may not appear correctly with some browsers.  It should be viewed with a full size window.  

The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com