Lyrics & Song Information
The Mississippi Sheiks
Written By Rory Gallagher
Featured On
Photo-Finish, Live at Montreux, Disk 1 (1979), Live at Montreux
Lyrics
I SAW THE MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS
ON THE CORNER OF THE STREET
OR WAS IT JUST A DREAM?
LIKE I’VE BEEN TRAVELING IN A TIME MACHINE
SO COME ALONG WITH ME, BACK TO THE SOUTHERN STREETS
I SAW OLD PEG LEG HOWELL
HIS GANG WERE MAKING QUITE A SOUND
I HEARD BO CARTER WAIL
AND THE GIT-FIDDLE COMBO PLAY
SO COME ALONG AND SEE THE MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS
WHAT YOU GOT TO LOSE?
CAN’T YOU HEAR ME CALLING, CALLING YOU?
TELL ME WHY SHOULD YOU STALL?
YOU’LL NEVER LIVE IT ALL
TILL YOU’VE DONE THAT GEORGIA CRAWL
WELL I HEAR YOU LITTLE GIRL
YOU SAY YOU BEEN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD
FROM MOSCOW TO ABILENE,
BUT THERE’S ONE PLACE YOU’VE YET TO SEE
SO COME ALONG AND SEE, THE MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS
