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In The Mississippi River
Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

We'll Never Turn Back

Down In Mississippi

Verse 1

As far back as I can remember

I either had a plow or hoe

One of those 'ole nine foot sacs

standing at the old turn row


(Chorus)

Down in Mississippi

Down in Mississippi

Down in Mississippi where I was born

Down in Mississippi where i come from


Verse 2

They had a hunting season on the rabbit

If you shoot em you went to jail

Season was a always open on me

Nobody needed no band


Chorus



Verse 3

I remember, I use to walk down that gravel road, walking with my grandma,

Mississippi sun, beaming down

I went to get some water


My grandma said, young 'un you can't drink that water, she said you drink from that fountain over there, heha

and that fountain had a sign

said for color only

I was so glad I had my grandma and my papa, a huh, and I wont leave you out grandpa

My grandpa was so pround of me yall

I went down in forest Mississippi one time na,

didn't know no better, but i intergrated, a

washa terrier,

He was telling everybody, my grandbaby mavis, she went up to washa terrier, and washed some clothes, and all the black ladies fallowed her on up in there, I'm proud of my grandbaby,

I saw many more of those signs as i lived in mississippi,

I'm so glad I can say that I saw everyone of those signs, Dr. King saw that everyone of those signs got taken down, down in Mississippi


Chorus


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  99 And 1/2   A House Is Not a Home   A House Is Not a Home [*]   Action   Can You Get To That   Celestial Shores   Chained   Chained [Alternate Take]   Chained [Alternate Take][#]   Christmas Vacation   Creep Along Moses   Dedicated   Don t Knock   Don't Cry   Don't Knock   Down In Mississippi   Downward Road   Every Step   Eyes On The Prize   Far Celestial Shore   Fight Master   For What It's Worth   Freedom Highway   High Note   History, Now   Holy Ghost   House Is Not a Home   I Like the Things About Me   I'll Be Rested   I'll Take You There   If It's a Light   In Christ There Is No East or West   Jesus Is On The Main Line   Jesus Lay Down Beside Me   Jesus Wept   Last Train   Losing You   Love and Trust   Melody Cool   MLK Song   On My Way   One Love   One True Vine   Only the Lord Knows   See That My Grave Is Kept Clean   Sow Good Seeds   Step Into The Light   Take Us Back   The Undertaker   The Voice   This Little Light   Tomorrow   Too Close To Heaven   Wade In The Water   Wade in the Water [Live]   Waiting For My Child   We re Gonna Make It   We Shall Not Be Moved   We Shall Not Be Moved [Live]   We'll Never Turn Back   We're Gonna Make It   What Are They Doing In Heaven Today   What Happened to the Real Me   Why   Why Am I Treated So Bad   Will the Circle Be Unbroken   Wish I Had Answered   Woke Up This Morning (With Jesus On My Mind)   Wonderful Savior   Wrote a Song for Everyone   You Are Not Alone   Your Good Fortune

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