Walking along whistling a song bare foot and fancy free
A big riverboat passing us by she’s headed for new orleans
There she goes disappearing around the bend
Roll on mississippi you make me feel like a child again

A cool river breeze like peppermint leaves
The taste of it takes me back chewing on a straw torn overalls
I can’t hold an old straw hat muddy river just like a long lost friend
Roll on mississippi you make me feel like a child again

Roll on mississippi big river roll
You’re the childhood dream that I grew upon
Roll on mississippi carry me home
Now I can see I’ve been away too long
Roll on mississippi roll on

Now when the world's spinning round too fast for me
And I need a place to dream so I come to your banks
I sit in your shade relive the memories tom sawyer and huckleberry finn
Roll on mississippi you make me feel like a child again