Mister And Mississippi
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
Oh, I was born to wander
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
Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home
Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home
Oh, Darling, now I love you
What more is there to say
I love you like a barefoot girl
Loves a summer day
The way a wand'ring gypsy
Loves the changing scenes
Just like the restless river
Loves old New Orleans
Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home
I'd love a tiny village
A quiet country town
A house, a little garden
With kiddies running 'round
You'd be a faithful husband
I'd be a trusting friend
Until I heard that steamboat
Comin' 'round the bend
Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home
Oh, I was born to wander
I was born to roam
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home
And Mister and Mississippi
Made me feel at home
Mister e Mississippi
Não consigo lembrar da minha mãe
Não me lembro do meu pai
Mister e Mississippi
Era tudo que eu tinha
Oh, eu nasci pra vagar
Oh, eu nasci pra errar
E Mister e Mississippi
Me fizeram sentir em casa
Oh, eu nasci pra vagar
Eu nasci pra errar
E Mister e Mississippi
Me fizeram sentir em casa
Meu berço era o rio
Minha escola, um barco a vapor
Meu professor era um jogador
O mais esperto que havia
Meu professor era um jogador
O mais esperto que havia
Ele me ensinou a não apostar
Em saias de mulher
Oh, eu nasci pra vagar
Eu nasci pra errar
E Mister e Mississippi
Me fizeram sentir em casa
Oh, eu nasci pra vagar
Eu nasci pra errar
E Mister e Mississippi
Me fizeram sentir em casa
Oh, querida, agora eu te amo
O que mais posso dizer?
Eu te amo como uma garota descalça
Ama um dia de verão
Como uma cigana errante
Ama as cenas que mudam
Assim como o rio inquieto
Ama a velha Nova Orleans
Oh, eu nasci pra vagar
Eu nasci pra errar
E Mister e Mississippi
Me fizeram sentir em casa
Eu adoraria uma vilazinha
Uma cidade do interior tranquila
Uma casa, um pequeno jardim
Com crianças correndo por aí
Você seria um marido fiel
Eu seria uma amiga confiável
Até eu ouvir aquele barco a vapor
Vindo pela curva
Oh, eu nasci pra vagar
Eu nasci pra errar
E Mister e Mississippi
Me fizeram sentir em casa
Oh, eu nasci pra vagar
Eu nasci pra errar
E Mister e Mississippi
Me fizeram sentir em casa
E Mister e Mississippi
Me fizeram sentir em casa