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[Verse]
I can't recall my mother, I don't remember dad
Mister and Missis- sippi was all I ever had
Oh, I was born to wander, oh I was born to roam
And Mister and Missis- sippi made me feel at home
[Chorus]
Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister and Missis- sippi made me feel at home
[Verse]
My cradle was the river, my school a river boat
My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one a- float
My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one a- float
He taught me not to gamble on a petti- coat
[Chorus]
Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister and Missis- sippi made me feel at home
[Verse]
Oh, Betty Mae, I (Am )love you, I love you, Betty Mae
I love you like a barefoot boy loves a summer day
The way a wand'ring gypsy loves the changing scenes
Just like the restless river loves old New Or- leans
[Chorus]
Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
And Mister and Missis- sippi made me feel at home -----