I is just what I was
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And am ain't who I be
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To love the language
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You got to be born
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On the banks of the Mississippi
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Ax' ya "x" what talks in tongues
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Say: "never mo' neither me"
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To love the language
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You got to be born
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On the banks of the Mississippi
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Stayin by my mama's
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In slippers and pajamas
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Where there's always somethin good to eat
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Bettin strawberries
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Honey and cherries
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And pecan-pies oh so sweet
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Hmmmmm
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With a dew-rag on my brow
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Jasmine, wysteria and fleur-de-lis
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To love the language
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You got to be born
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On the banks of the Mississippi
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All right yeah cum on
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If you won't work fo' a livin
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And live life leisurely
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Pull up a screen po-ch
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Flop out in a rockin chair
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To love the language
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You got to be born
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On the banks of the Mississippi
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To Love The Language
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| Harry Connick, Jr. |
