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Mister And Mississippi
Words and Music by Irving Gordon - 1951
Number 2 on the Hit Parade in 1951, played for 16 weeks.
 Verse:
F Dm Bb            Bdim F
F               Dm   Am             Dm7 G7 Gm7          C7
Bb - F Dm            C7
F               Dm Am Bb             C7 F
 Chorus:
Bb - F Dm            C7
F               Dm Am Bb             C7 F        (C9 to verse)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verses:
I can't recall my mother,  I don't remember dad,
Mister and Mississippi,  Was all I ever had.
Oh! I was born to wander,  Oh! I was born to roam,
And Mister and Mississippi,  Made me feel at home.
 
My cradle was the river, My school a river boat,
My teacher was a gambler, The slickest one afloat.
My teacher was a gambler, The slickest one afloat,
He taught me not to gamble on a petticoat.
 
Chorus:
Oh! I was born to wander,  I was born to roam,
And Mister and Mississippi,  Made me feel at home.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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