(Julie Jones/Johnny Bernard)
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I can hardly see my face in the waters of the muddy Mississippi
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But I can see the shadows of the cotton wood standing over me
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The morning sun would find me
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Swinging from the rope that's hanging free
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And I drop in to the waters
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And go swimming in the muddy Mississippi
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A boy came to the Delta
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And we would swing together from that tree
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I could see my dreams in his eyes
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As he held on to me
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Swinging in the sunlight
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Loving in the shadows
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Wild and free
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And I made him promise he would take me
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Down to New Orleans
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Bright lights of the city made my red dress and shoes look brand new
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While he worked the night shift
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I turned on and I turned loose
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I lost my pride I lost my man
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I did things a girl like me shouldn't do
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Now I can't face this living
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With the swelling signs of new life
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Showing through
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I can hardly see my face in the waters of the muddy Mississippi
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But I can see the shadows of the cotton wood standing over me
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The morning sun would find me
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Hanging from the rope that's swinging free
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And I'll swing for the last time over the waters
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Of the muddy Mississippi
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Yeah the muddy Mississippi
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Muddy Mississippi
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| Reba McEntire |
