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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&#039; 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&#039;t in no big hurry 

  To make our way down to New Orleans 
 

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C.Slow me down 

  Somethin&#039; &#039;bout the rhythm and the rollin&#039; of the river 
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  Slow me down 

  Rocks me like a baby in a rockin&#039; chair 
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  Slow me down 

  Sometin&#039; &#039;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&#039;ll be there 
 
3.Well I need a little time for some relaxation 

  A little bit of lovin&#039; from my sugar pie 

  Only Heaven knows how my heart&#039;s been achin&#039; 

  For a big yellow moon in a southern sky 
 
(Repeat chorus and 3rd verse)