Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Janis Joplin
Canonical path: /janis-joplin/mississippi-river
Related lyric paths: 6
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Mississippi River
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Mississippi River
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Well, I'm going down that Mississippi River, yes, I am, yes I am
Well, I'm going down that Mississippi River, yes, I am, yes I am
Yes I am, boy, yes I am
Well, I'm goin' on that big Belle Louise, yes, I am, yes I am
Well, I'm going on that big Belle Louise, yes, I am, yes I am
Yes I am, boy, yes I am
Oh man, where are you gonna catch your river, catch me tryin', you catch me tryin'
Oh man, where are you gonna catch your river, you catch me tryin', you catch me tryin'
You catch me tryin', boys, you catch me tryin'
Man, will your daughter take on me?
Well, I don't know, I don't know
Oh man, will your daughter take on me?
I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, boy, I don't know
Well, I'm going down that Mississippi River, yes, I am, yes I am
Well, I'm going down that Mississippi River, yes, I am, yes I am
Yes I am, boy, yes I am
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Janis Joplin performs "Mississippi River", and this lyric page sits inside the Janis Joplin catalog on LyroVerse.
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