Mister and Mississippi
Written by Irving Gordon
Recorded by Eddy Arnold

(No Capo)

I (C)can't recall my (Am)mother, I (F)don't remember (G)dad
(C)Mister and Missis-(Am)sippi was (D)all I ever (G)had
Oh, (F)I was born to (C)wander, oh I was born (C/B)to (Am)roam
And (C)Mister and Missis-(Am)sippi (D)made me (G)feel at (C)home

(Chorus)
Oh, (F)I was born to wander, (C)I was (C/G)born to (Am)roam
And (C)Mister and Missis-(Am)sippi (F)made me (G)feel at (C)home

My (C)cradle was the (Am)river, my (F)school a river (G)boat
My (C)teacher was a (Am)gambler, the (D)slickest one a-(G)float
My (F)teacher was a (Am)gambler, the (C)slickest one a-(Am)float
He (C)taught me not to (Em)gamble (F)on a (G)petti-(C)coat

(Chorus)
Oh, (F)I was born to wander, (C)I was (C/G)born to (Am)roam
And (C)Mister and Missis-(Em)sippi (F)made me (G)feel at (C)home

Oh, (C)Betty (C/G)Mae, I (Am )love you, I (F)love you, (F#) Betty (G)Mae
I (C)love you (Am)like a (C/E)barefoot boy (D)loves a summer (G)day
The (F)way a wand'ring (F#dim)gypsy (G)loves the changing (Am)scenes
Just (C)like the (Am)restless (Em)river (F)loves old (G)New Or-(C)leans

(Chorus)
Oh, (F)I was born to wander, (C)I was (C/G)born to (Am)roam
And (C)Mister and Missis-(Em)sippi (F)made me (G)feel at (C)home -----