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Hey Louisiana woman, Mississippi man 
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We get together every time we can 

The Mississippi River can keep us apart 
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There's too much love in the Mississippi heart 
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Too much love in this Louisiana heart 

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See the alligators all a waitin' nearby 
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Soon or later they know I'm gonna try 
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When she waves from the bank don't you know I know 
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It's goodbye fishin' line see you while ago 

With a Louisiana woman waitin' 

On the other side 

The Mississippi River 
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Don't look so wide 

Well I thought I'd been loved but I never had 
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Till I was wrapped In the arms of a Mississippi man 

When he holds me close it feels almost 
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Like another hurricane just ripped the coast 

If he can't come to me I'm gonna go to him 
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That Mississippi River Lord I'm gonna swim 

  (Hey Louisiana woman Mississippi man...) 

Well Mississippi River Lord it's one mile wide 
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And I gotta get me to the other side 

Mississippi man I'm losin' my mind 
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Gotta have your loving one more time 

I'm gonna jump in the river and here go 
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Too bad alligatior you swim too slow