TRACK TALK #404 Miss the Mississippi

[b]MISS THE MISSISSIPPI[b]
ALBUM : The Bootleg Series Vol.8 (2008)
Recorded : 1992
Released : 6 Octobre 2008

Une reprise d'un traditionnel country enregistré en 1992 pour un album qui ne verra jamais le jour.
Le morceau sera publié en 2008 sur le "Bootleg Series Vol.8".
"Miss the Mississippi" a été popularisée par Jimmie Rodgers, Emmylou Harris et Merle Haggard.
Aucune performance live.



Lyrics
I'm growing tired of the big city lights
Tired of the glamor and tired of the sights
In all of my dreams I am roaming once more
Back to my home on the old river shore

I am sad and weary far away from home
Miss the Mississippi and you, dear
Days are dark and dreary everywhere I roam
Miss the Mississippi and you

Roaming the wide world over
Always alone and blue, so blue
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
Miss the Mississippi and you

Roaming the wide world over
Always alone and blue
Memories are bringing happy days of yore
Miss the Mississippi and you, dear
Longing for my homeland, muddy water shore
Miss the Mississippi and you

La version de Jimmie Rodgers (1932) :



Celle de Merle Haggard (1969) :