Down in the kingdom the devil's due
Sunup 'til sundown that plow's pullin' you
Off to the crossroads ain't much to lose
I've got but one soul to sell for the blues

Mississippi mississippi
Mississippi goin' down to Mississippi
Pain and mis'ry pain and mis'ry
I got pain and mis'ry
Goin' down to Mississippi

Devil on my shoulder helpin' me choose
I'm crossin' over i'm pullin' up my roots
Off to the crossroads ain't much to lose
I've got but one soul to sell for the blues

Mississippi mississippi
Mississippi goin' down to Mississippi
Pain and mis'ry pain and mis'ry
I got pain and mis'ry
Goin' down to Mississippi pain and mis'ry
Pain and mis'ry i got pain and mis'ry
Goin' down to Mississippi

Mississippi mississippi
Mississippi goin' down to Mississippi
Pain and mis'ry pain and mis'ry
I got pain and mis'ry
Goin' down to Mississippi mississippi
Mississippi mississippi
Goin' down to Mississippi pain and mis'ry
Pain and mis'ry i got pain and mis'ry
Goin' down to Mississippi

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Writer(s): Rebecca Lovell