D5 
1.Put me on a boat on the mighty Mississippi 
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  Let old man river slow me down 

  Been too long gone from my sweet dixie 
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  Chasin' a dream from town to town 
 
2.So I called my baby in Mobile, Alabama 

  Said meet me in Memphis on the Jackson Queen 

  Tell you right now we ain't in no big hurry 

  To make our way down to New Orleans 
 

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C.Slow me down 

  Somethin' 'bout the rhythm and the rollin' of the river 
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  Slow me down 

  Rocks me like a baby in a rockin' chair 
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  Slow me down 

  Sometin' 'bout the smell of a sweet magnolia 
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  Slow me down 

  Makes me forget all my trounles and cares 

  Just a few more miles and I'll be there 
 
3.Well I need a little time for some relaxation 

  A little bit of lovin' from my sugar pie 

  Only Heaven knows how my heart's been achin' 

  For a big yellow moon in a southern sky 
 
(Repeat chorus and 3rd verse)