C F C Walking along whistling a song bare foot and fancy free F C A big riverboat passing us by she’s headed for New Orleans G7 C There she goes disappearing around the bend G7 C Roll on Mississippi you make me feel like a child again A cool river breeze like peppermint leaves F C The taste of it takes me back chewing on a straw torn overalls F C G7 C I can’t hold an old straw hat muddy river just like a long lost friend G7 C Roll on Mississippi you make me feel like a child again F C F C Roll on Mississippi big river roll D7 G7 You’re the childhood dream that I grew upon F C F Roll on Mississippi carry me h-ome G7 Now I can see I’ve been away too long C G7 C Roll on Mississippi roll on Now when the world's spinning round too fast for me F C And I need a place to dream so I come to your banks F C G7 C I sit in your shade relive the memories Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn G7 C Roll on Mississippi you make me feel like a child again repeat #3