Miss the Mississippi and You

I'm growing tired of the big city's lights
Tired of the glamor and tired of the sights
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
Back to my home on the old river shore

I am sad and weary far away from home
Miss the Mississippi and you, dear
Days are dark and dreary everywhere I roam
Miss the Mississippi and you

Rolling the wide world over
Always alone and blue, blue
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
Miss the Mississippi and you

Oh-del lay-ee oh-del lay-ee
Dee oh lay-ee oh-del lay-ee
Oh-del lay-ee oh-del lay-ee
Oh-del-ee-del lay-ee

Memories are bringing happy days of yore
Miss the Mississippi and you
Mockingbirds are singing 'round
The cabin door miss the Mississippi and you

Rolling the wide world over
Always alone and blue, so blue
Longing for my homeland, muddy water shore
Miss the Mississippi and you

Oh-del lay-ee oh-del lay-ee
Dee oh lay-ee oh-del lay-ee

Mississippi and you