I can't recall my Mother, I don't remember Dad Mister and Mississippi Was all I ever had. Oh, I was born to wander, Oh, I was born to roam And Mister and Mississippi Made me feel at home. Chorus: Oh, I was born to wander, Oh, I was born to roam And Mister and Mississippi Made me feel at home. My cradle was the river, My school a river boat |: My teacher was a gambler,    The slickest one afloat :| He taught me not to gamble On a petticoat.

Oh! Betty Mae, I love you, I love you Betty Mae I love you like a barefoot boy, Loves a summer day The way a wand'ring gypsy, Loves the changing scenes Just like the restless river, Loves old New Orleans. Chorus: I'd love a tiny village, A quite country town A house, a little garden, With kiddies runnin' 'round I'd be a faithful husband, I'd be a trusting friend Until I heard that steamboat, Comin' 'round the bend. Chorus:

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