Jim Croce - Mississippi Lady Lyrics

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Mississippi Lady

Mississippi Lady Lyrics by Jim Croce
Mississippi Lady Lyrics

What Are The Lyrics For Mississippi Lady By Jim Croce?

With just a sleeping bag and an old guitar
I left the band in New Orleans
I did some time with the bottle, some with the river queens
I never thought I would meet a girl
Who could turn my head around
Till I met that Mississippi Lady in sleepy Gulfport town, she was a

[Chorus]
Mississippi Lady
My lovin' Gulfport gal
She taught me how to love
And she really loved me well
She took me up to heaven
Then she brought me down
That Mississippi Lady, Sweet Cordelia Brown

Hot July in Gulfport
And I was working in the bars
And she was working on the street
With the rest of the evening stars
She said, I never met a guy
Who could turn my head around
And that's really sayin' something
For Sweet Cordelia Brown

She was a

[Chorus]

Now I'm back in New York City
Playin' in a band
But my mind's on Mississippi
Is it hard to understand
I never thought I would meet a girl
Who could bring me that far down
Like the girl I met in Gulfport
Sweet Cordelia Brown

She was a

[Chorus]

That Mississippi lady, Sweet Cordelia Brown

Who Wrote Mississippi Lady By Jim Croce?

James Croce

What's The Duration Of The Mississippi Lady By Jim Croce?

The duration of Mississippi Lady is 3:55 minutes and seconds.

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