On the day when I was born, Daddy sat down and cried
I had the mark just as plain as day that could not be denied
They say that Cain caught Abel rolling loaded dice
Ace of Spades behind his ear, and him not thinking twice
Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye
Half a cup of rock and rye
Farewell to you old Southern skies
I'm on my way, on my way
Lost what I lived for, that's what you left behind
Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine
Lost my boots in transit, baby, pile of smoking leather
Nailed a retread to my feet and prayed for better weather
Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye
Half a cup of rock and rye
Farewell to you old Southern skies
I'm on my way, on my way
They say that when your ship comes in, first man takes the sails
Second takes the afterdeck, the third, cranks and rails
What's the point of calling shots, this cue ain't straight in line
Cue ball's made of Styrofoam and no one's got the time
Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye
Half a cup of rock and rye
Farewell to you old Southern skies
I'm on my way, on my way, on my way
Across the Rio Grande-o
Across the lazy river
Across the Rio Grande-o
Across the lazy river
Across the Rio Grande-o
Across the lazy river
Across the Rio Grande-o
Across the lazy river
Across the Rio Grande-o
Across the lazy river
Across the Rio Grande-o
Across the lazy river
(Well) Well, um, instead of going in to listen to that, why don't
Why don't we just mess around with Wier's tune for a while?
(Yeah, let's do that, let's do that, is that
Here— Now here we are, why don't we do it?)
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