Croce, Jim - Mississippi Lady Lyrics






With just a sleeping bag and an old guitar, I left the band in New Orleans
I did some time with the bottle, some with the river queens
I never thought I would meet a girl
who could turn my head around
Till I met that Mississippi Lady in sleepy Gulfport town

She was a Mississippi Lady, my lovin' Gulfport gal
She taught me how to love and she really loved me well
She took me up to heaven then she brought me down
That Mississippi Lady, Sweet Cordelia Brown

Hot July in Gulfport and I was working in the bars
And she was working on the street with the rest of the evening stars
She said, "I never met a guy who could turn my head around"
And that's really sayin' something for Sweet Cordelia Brown

She was a Mississippi Lady, my lovin' Gulfport gal
She taught me how to love and she really loved me well
She took me up to heaven then she brought me down
That Mississippi Lady, Sweet Cordelia Brown

Now I'm back in New York City playin' in a band
But my mind's on Mississippi, is it hard to understand?
I never thought I would meet a girl who could bring me that far down
Like the girl I met in Gulfport, Sweet Cordelia Brown

She was a Mississippi Lady, my lovin' Gulfport gal
She taught me how to love and she really loved me well
She took me up to heaven then she brought me down
That Mississippi Lady, Sweet Cordelia Brown
That Mississippi Lady, Sweet Cordelia Brown





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  1. H.... ....

    Love this song

  2. E.... N....

    Mississippi lady evolved to Mississippi Queen

  3. D.... H....

    It’s not on this album, dude! You’re killing me!

  4. R.... V....

    Old Rock And Roll The Best

  5. J.... H....

    love Jim

  6. T.... G....

    Really rings true with me.I used to live in Gulfport

  7. M.... ....

    Just a sleeping bag and a week's vacation
    With my itchy thumb for fun
    Man I miss the ninetys
    Hitched my way right into the sun

    Nostalgia rated this song the best!!!

  8. L.... L....

    THERE'S NO AUDIO, BUT IM SURE IT SOUNDS GREAT; I HAVEN,,T HEARD JIM DO A BAD SONG YET!