| Song Title: | Down In Mississippi | |
| Artist: | Jimmy Reed | |
| Hits (Month): | 38 | |
| Hits (Total): | 41 | |
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| Lyrics: | Down in Mississippi where cotton grow tall,
get arrested for trouble you got to call the hound dog Oh uh, down in Mississippi, whoa yeah, where the cotton grow tall Yes, and on the other hand, baby, boll weevil wearing overalls1 Go to work in the morning, you know, 'bout 4 o'clock Uh, if the mule don't holler, yeah, I don't know when to stop Down in Mississippi, baby, uh whoa yeah, where the cotton grow tall Well, and on the other hand, baby, boll weevil wearing overalls I go to church in the morning, baby, you know, down the railroad track Late over in the evening2 they bring, bring the preacher back He eat up all the chicken now but uh right to the neck Look over at my baby and he eat up all the rest 'cause he was uh down in Mississippi Uh oh yeah, where the cotton grow tall Well now, and on the other hand, baby, boll weevil wearing overalls __________ Note: originally issued as Vee-Jay 616 Note 1: boll weevil wearing overalls, personification of the cotton pest. The bo or boll weevil or weavil is a grayish weevil, super-family of beetles, that infests the cotton plant and feeds on the squares and bolls. drawing; Note 2: Late over in the evening, around 5 p.m. |
Jimmy Reed | > Down In Mississippi
