I went up to Vicksburg town to see my girl with eyes of green
I changed my life and saw the light just like she asked of me
Oh my darling I pledge my love to thee
Everything was going just fine till I fell down the stream
Bound and tangeled on the dregs at the bottom of the river floor
Am I on my way? Well I don´t even know lord, if you’d let me in
You got a little mississippi on you, you got a little mississippi on your chin
I got a little mississippi on you, I got a little mississippi on you
I saw my life shine before my eyes and it was wicked
I could not see, I let a snake enter in my home lord
It waits to measure me
You got a little mississippi on you, you got a little mississippi on your chin
I got a little mississippi on you, I got a little mississippi on your chin
I never made it back to Vicksburg no, to see those eyes of green
My vice has taken its toll, a frail old man is what’s left of me
You got a little mississippi on you, you got a little mississippi on your chin
I got a little mississippi on you, I got a little mississippi on your chin