Lyrics to
Mississippi Woman

This version of Mississippi Woman was released by Waylon Jennings in 1971.

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The reflections of the trees are cut by the bow of my pirogue
And spattered by the paddle of my eager hand
That Mississippi woman is a wavin’ over yonder
Wavin’ her lantern for her Louisiana man.

How I love that Mississippi woman
How I love that Mississippi girl
How I love that Mississippi woman
But her heart does not belong to me.

The lantern light and moonbeams are dancing patterns on the water
She doesn’t seem to realize I’ve learned her secret plans
My jealous mind is thinking as I paddle through the sleeping alligators
She don’t know I know about her Louisiana man.

How I love that Mississippi woman
How I love that Mississippi girl
How I love that Mississippi woman
But her heart does not belong to me.

The reflections of the trees are cut by the bow of my pirogue
And splattered by the paddle of my shaky hand
The silence from behind me is alive with the splashing alligators
And the lantern light is blinking on the bottom in the sand.

How I love that Mississippi woman
How I love that Mississippi girl
How I love that Mississippi woman
But her heart does not belong to me.

How I love that Mississippi woman
How I love that Mississippi girl
How I love that Mississippi woman
But her heart does not belong to me…

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About Lyrics and Mississippi Woman by Waylon Jennings

The lyrics to Mississippi Woman are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Waylon Jennings in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to Mississippi Woman are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Waylon Jennings and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Mississippi Woman back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Mississippi Woman by Waylon Jennings in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Mississippi Woman" means the words set to the music of Mississippi Woman, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Waylon Jennings. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Mississippi Woman and the lyrics to Mississippi Woman are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Waylon Jennings who came here looking just for the lyrics to Mississippi Woman, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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