Mr. And Mississippi Tennessee Ernie Ford

[Verse 1]
I can't recall my mother, I don't remember dad
Mr. and Mississippi was all I ever had
Oh I was born to wonder, I was born to roam
And Mr. and Mississippi made me feel at home
Oh I was born to wonder, I was born to roam
And Mr. and Mississippi made me feel at home
(Made him feel at home)

[Verse 2]
My cradle was the river, my school a riverboat
My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat
(His teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat)
And he taught me not to gamble on a penny coat
Oh I was born to wonder, I was born to roam
And Mr. and Mississippi made me feel at home
(Made him feel at home)

[Verse 3]
Oh Betty May I love you, I love you Betty May
I love you like a barefoot boy loves a summer day
The way a wanderin' gypsy loves a changin' scene
Just like the restless river loves New Orleans
Oh I was born to wonder, I was born to roam
And Mr. and Mississippi made me feel at home
(Made him feel at home)