Текст
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 colored 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
washeteria
He was telling everybody, my grandbaby mavis, she went up to washeteria and washed some clothes, and all the black ladies followed 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 every one of those signs, Dr. King saw that every one of those signs was taken down, down in Mississippi
Chorus
Перевод
Куплет 1
Насколько я помню
У меня был либо плуг, либо мотыга
Один из этих старых девятифутовых мешков
стоял на старом повороте
(Припев)
В Миссисипи
В Миссисипи
Вниз в Миссисипи, где я родился
Вниз в Миссисипи, откуда я родом
Куплет 2
У них была сезон охоты на кролика
Если ты их застрелишь, ты попадешь в тюрьму
Сезон для меня всегда был открыт
Никому не нужна была группа
Припев
Куплет 3
Я помню, я гулял по этой гравийной дороге, гулял с моей бабушкой
Солнце Миссисипи светило вниз
Я пошел за водой
Моя бабушка сказала: "Молодой, ты можешь" Я не пью эту воду, она сказала, что ты пьешь из того фонтана, хеха
и у этого фонтана была табличка
гласила "только для цветных"
Я была так рада, что у меня были бабушка и папа, ага, и я не оставлю тебя без внимания, дедушка
Мой дедушка так гордился мной, да
Однажды я ходил в лес Миссисипи,
не знал ничего лучшего, но я вмешался, а
мойка
Он всем рассказывал, моя внучка Мэвис, она пошла в прачечную и постирала одежду, и все черные дамы последовали за ней туда, я горжусь своей внучкой,
Я видел еще много таких вывесок, поскольку я жил в Миссисипи
Я так рад, что могу сказать, что видел все эти вывески, доктор Кинг видел, что все эти вывески были сняты в Миссисипи
Припев
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