Down in Mississippi

Down in Mississippi where cotton grow tall, get arrested for trouble you got to call the hound dog Oh uh, down in Mississippi, whoa yeah, where the cotton grow tall Yes, and on the other hand, baby, boll weevil wearing overalls Go to work in the morning, you know, 'bout 4 o'clock Uh, if the mule don't holler, yeah, I don't know when to stop Down in Mississippi, baby, uh whoa yeah, where the cotton grow tall Well, and on the other hand, baby, boll weevil wearing overalls I go to church in the morning, baby, you know, down the railroad track Late over in the evening they bring, bring the preacher back He eat up all the chicken now but uh right to the neck Look over at my baby and he eat up all the rest 'cause he was uh down in Mississippi Uh oh yeah, where the cotton grow tall Well now, and on the other hand, baby, boll weevil wearing overalls