Mississippi Water (Breathe)

A painted lady sings a lullaby A raindrop falls from an empty sky A steamboat's lying on a river bed The captain smiles and his eyes are red Mississippi water washing over me Mississippi water washing over me A lady's riding bareback on a horse I know that Babylon must be her course An old man's laughing at the dead of night But I don't care if he is black or white Mississippi water washing over me Mississippi water washing over me The summer heat burns the skin on my face And the trees shimmer so in this quiet place A bird up high sings a song that I know And those sweet melodies fall down like snow A crowd of people watch an empty stage There's no performers but still they stay Moonlight dances on a slide trombone The captain whistles as he wanders home Mississippi water washing over me Mississippi water washing over me Mississippi water washing over me Mississippi water washing over me Mississippi water Mississippi water Mississippi water washing over me Mississippi water washing over me Mississippi water washing over me ...