I ain't never seen a snowfall like this before
A snowfall on the delta
Like the one that's gonna cover all of New York tonight
But it sure do remind me of those miles and miles of cotton
Long ago but not forgotten, that's a southern man's field of white
Yeah, I turned my back and walked away
And lately I ain't seen a sunny day
Been thinking about rolling on back home
Back where I belong
So won't you put me on the riverboat queen
And let the side wheels spin
Cause I ain't seen a muddy water town
And I can't remember when
All these years they played a trick on me
Oh, I ain't the man I used to be
But tonight I feel like Mississippi
People around here, Lord, they move at such a pace
I'm just another face lost in the crowd
There's a sweet sound being sung down in Dixie
And now and again it gets me
And I get the feeling down
Yeah, I turned my back and walked away
And lately I ain't seen a sunny day
Been thinking about rolling on back home
Back where I belong
So won't you put me on the riverboat queen
And let the side wheels spin
Cause I ain't seen a muddy water town
And I can't remember when
All these years they played a trick on me
Oh, I ain't the man I used to be
But tonight I feel like Mississippi
All these years they played a trick on me
Oh, I ain't the man I used to be
Tonight I feel like Mississippi
Tonight I feel like Mississippi
Tonight I feel like Mississippi