Came all the way up here from Mississippi
Mississippi, my love, hasn't left my mind
You know it's hard to find a job in the city
These days trouble is the only thing I find
Sweating through these songs at the clubs
Yes, I'm sweating blood and the big city blues
Lord, if I don't find a girl soon in this city
I tell you I don't know what I'm going to do
Because I've got nothing to my name but my name
And I've got holes in both my walking shoes
And I'm lonelier than any man has ever been
Singing the lowdown Mississippi homesick blues
Maybe come tomorrow my luck will turn
Money will fall from the sky with my love
But I tell you today I'm not holding my breath
Because I've never had anything but bad luck
So Johnny on the drums - keep the beat bright
Billy on the ba** - you do the same
Sister, sing with me like we are one in kind
Help me remember why it is I came
Because I've got nothing to my name but my dirty old name
And I've got holes in both my blue suede dancing shoes
And I'm lonelier than any man has any business being
Singing the lowdown Mississippi homesick blues
Just singing the lowdown Mississippi homesick blues
O there ain't no cure, so I keep it pure
There ain't no cure, I'm pretty sure
For these lowdown Mississippi homesick blues
The only news is heart breaking news
The lowdown Mississippi homesick blues