Song Description
Fate and poor fortune!
| Song Length |
4:33 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Country - Americana |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Worried |
Subject |
Luck/Coincidence, Gambling |
| Similar Artists |
The Band, Alabama |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1800 - 1899 |
| |
Lyrics
On The Mississippi
Somewhere that wheel is turning
Wheel turning on a Riverboat
Somewhere that paddle wheel is turning
Sometime on the Mississippi
She was winsome in the standing in the spring
Waiting ashore on her wedding day
Fell in love with a gambling man
Who gave up a chance to play
She will be waiting there in the fall
For love's hand he will never play
He fell flat for a flush in hearts
Shot dead on his wedding day
But time ain't healing a lover's tears
He ain't coming no matter what she prays
Caught in the flow of that ole river
Lover or losers the gambler pays
So if there flies by a caring angel
That lays rest a troubled heart
Pray a good man comes along
And let this river do its part
Pray the river does its part