Going Down To Mississipi lyrics

I`m going down to Mississipi
I`m going down a southern road
And if you never see me again
Remember that I had to go
Remember that I had to go

It`s a long road down to Mississipi
It`s a short road back the other way
If the cops pull you over to the side of the road
You won`t have nothing to say
No, you won`t have nothing to say

There`s a man waiting down in Mississippi
And he`s waiting with a rifle in his hand
And he`s looking down the road for an out-of-state car
And he thinks he`s fighting for his land
Yes, he thinks he`s fighting for his land

And he won`t know the clothes I`m wearing
And he doesn`t know the name that I own
But his gun is large and his hate is hard
And he knows I`m coming down the road
Yes, he knows I`m coming down the road

It`s not for the glory that I`m leaving
It`s not trouble that I`m looking for
But there`s lots of good work calling me down
And The waiting won`t do no more
No, The waiting won`t do no more

Don`t call me the brave one for going
No, don`t pin a medal to my name
For even if there was any choice to make
I`d be going down just the same
I`d be going down just the same

For someone`s got to go to mississipi
Just as sure as there`s a right and there`s a wrong
Even though you say the time will change
That time is just too long
That time is just too long

So I`m going down to Mississipi
I`m going down a southern road
And if you never see me again
Remember that I had to go
Remember that I had to go
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