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Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Grateful Dead
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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
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
All you got to live for is what you left behind
Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine
Lost my boots in transit, babe, pile of smoking leather
Nail the retread to my feet and pray 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 big old ship comes in, the first man takes the sails
Second takes the afterdeck, the third, the planks and rails
What's the point of calling shots? This cue ain't straight in line
Cue balls 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
Across the Rio Grande-o, across the lazy river