Our Nation (song)

Lyrics

Down where the river runs wide and slow
Through the delta where the cotton used to grow
Hot summer nights and the cypress trees
Spanish moss hanging in the breeze

MISSISSIPPI
That's how you spell a state of mind
Where the blues was born and the muddy waters roll
Mississippi's got a hold on my soul

Catfish jumping at the break of dawn
Mockingbird singing its lonesome song
Front porch stories from days gone by
Fireflies dancing in the July sky

MISSISSIPPI
That's how you spell a state of mind
Where the blues was born and the muddy waters roll
Mississippi's got a hold on my soul

From the hills up north to the gulf coast sand
There's a rhythm running through this land
You can hear it in the wind, feel it in your feet
Mississippi's got that heartbeat beat

MISSISSIPPI
That's how you spell a state of mind
Where the blues was born and the muddy waters roll
Mississippi's got a hold on my soul
Yeah, Mississippi's got a hold on my soul