Mississippi Song (and Official Music Video)
In February 2021, we spent a week camping at Buccaneer State Park and enjoyed the nearby towns of Waveland, Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, and Biloxi. I decided to write a song about it called....drum roll..."Mississippi Song."
PS: I’m not a professional singer or musician. Be kind.
Mississippi Song Lyrics
VERSE 1:
We came from Missouri
To Near Bay St. Lou
Where they like to use Vs
Instead of Us.
We parked the RV
At Buccaneer
Then sat at the Porch
Drinking our beer.
At Lazy Magnolia
Nothing is greater
Than a mason jar flight
And pizza with gator
CHORUS:
I miss you, Mississippi
There ain’t nothing better
Than two humpbacks
And four crooked letters.
You got a spell on me
And you know why
I love that Miss-Iss-Ipp-I.
VERSE 2:
We set up camp
Near the town of Waveland
And Biked near the oceans
And played in the sand
We hopped in the Jeep
Took a drive by the water
To the Silver Slipper
West -- We couldn’t go farther
So we headed east
To dilly dally
In Gulfport
At Fishbone Alley
VERSE 3:
There were costumes and blues
At Alice Mosley
The Blind Tiger
Had a view to see
Along Highway 90
Are carved remains
And a spirit that outlasted
The hurricanes
There is something
About that Angel Tree
Family surviving that
Changed me.
VERSE 4:
Lighthouse, white house
Dolphin and sharks
I loved me some gators,
Beaches and Parks
And lunch at Puff Belly’s
In a strip mall
Where they're Macon (their makin’) beers
For our first call.
On the way home
We stopped at Chandeleur
For King Cakes
In our flight of beers
CHORUS (REFRAIN):
I miss you, Mississippi
There ain’t nothing better
Than two humpbacks
And four crooked letters.
Is it Ms. or Miss.?
I want to get it right
I’ll stick with Mis-Iss-Ipp-I.
Copyright 2021 Lana Knedlik
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