[00:00.00]Mississippi River Blues - Big Bill Broonzy/Washboard Sam [00:20.08]Mississ-ippi river [00:24.65]Is so long deep and wide [00:29.53]I can see my good girl [00:33.29]Standin' on that other side [00:39.71]I cried an I called [00:44.78]I could not make my baby hear [00:49.74]Lord I'm on get me a boat woman [00:53.43]Paddle on away from here [01:19.87]Ain't it hard to love someone [01:24.82]When they are so far from you [01:29.78]Lord I'm on get me a boat and [01:33.48]Paddle this old river blue [01:39.88]I went down to the landing [01:44.92]To see if any boats were there [01:49.95]And the fareman told me [01:53.00]Could not find the boats nowhere [02:19.94]The big boat ease up the river [02:24.83]Are turning around an around [02:29.79]Lord I'm on get me a good girl [02:33.41]Or jump overboard an drown