C Am F G I can't recall my Mother, I don't remember Dad C Am F G Mister and Mississippi was all I ever had Am C G F Oh, I was born to wander, oh, I was born to roam C Am G C And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home. CHORUS Am C G F Oh, I was born to wander, oh, I was born to roam C Am G C And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home. C Am F G My cradle was the river, my school a river boat C Am F G My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat Am C G F His teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat C Am G C He taught me not to gamble on a petticoat. CHORUS C Am F G Oh! Betty Mae, I love you, I love you Betty Mae C Am F G I love you like a barefoot boy, loves a summer day Am C G F The way a wand'ring gypsy, loves the changing scenes C Am G C Just like the restless river, loves old New Orleans. CHORUS C Am F G I'd love a tiny village, a quite country town C Am F G A house, a little garden, with kiddies runnin' 'round Am C G F I'd be a faithful husband, I'd be a trusting friend C Am G C Until I heard that steamboat, comin' 'round the bend.