Well, I (Am7)built me a raft and she’s read y for float

in’;

ol’ Mis sis (D)sip pi, she’s (Am7)call in’ my name.

(Am7)Cat fish are (D)jump in’, that (Am7)pad dle wheel thump

in’, black (Am7)wa ter keeps roll

in’ on past

just the same.

(G)Old black wa ter, keep on roll in’.

Mis sis sip pi moon, won’t you keep on shin in’ on (G)me?

black wa ter, keep on roll in’.

Mis sis sip pi moon, won’t you keep on shin in’ on (G)me?

black wa ter, keep on roll in’.

Mis sis sip pi moon, won’t you keep on shin in’ on me?

Yeah, keep on (A)shin in’ your (Em7)light,

gon na make (A)ev

’ry (Em7)thing,

pret ty ma ma, gon na (A)make ev ’ry thing all (Em7)right.

And I (D)ain’t got no (Am7)wor

ries

’cause I (D)ain’t in no (Am7)hur

ry

at (A)all.

Well, if it (Am7)rains,

I don’t care, don’t make no (Am7)dif fer ence to me; just take that (Am7)street car that’s go in’ up town.

Yeah, I’d like to (Am7)hear some funk y (D)Dix ie land and dance a hon ky tonk,

and I’ll be (Am7)buy in’ ev ’ry bod y drinks all

’roun’.

I’d like to (Am7)hear some funk y (D)Dix ie land, pret ty ma ma, come and take me (D)by the hand.

By the (Am7)hand, take me by the (D)hand, pret ty ma ma, come and (Am7)dance with your dad dy all night long.