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Took me to the wrong end of the Mississippi Blown north from the whistling blues Dreamt that sweet sound of saxophones Coloring St. Claude Avenue Banana leaves melted into evergreens Where the swamps finally ran cold Through the mountain ranges of the lakes, and banjos of the plains Where the countryside grew quiet and old I grew up on the wrong end of the Mississippi But now I’m taking that southbound train Oh honey don’t ask me how I’ve been It’s a restless, lonesome pain
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Nov 27, 2017
Nov 27, 2017 at 1:35 PM UTC
north country
Took me to the wrong end of the Mississippi Blown north from the whistling blues Dreamt that sweet sound of saxophones Coloring St. Claude Avenue Banana leaves melted into evergreens Where the swamps finally ran cold Through the mountain ranges of the lakes, and banjos of the plains Where the countryside grew quiet and old I grew up on the wrong end of the Mississippi But now I’m taking that southbound train Oh honey don’t ask me how I’ve been It’s a restless, lonesome pain
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Nov 27, 2017
Nov 27, 2017 at 1:35 PM UTC
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