Ari Selinger - The Mississippi Sound Lyrics

Well Mr. Madison Square put a price on my head
And his eleven jealous children, they wanna see me dead
The Chief of Police came down and said
'This man's gone to the Mississippi Sound!'

Down by the Mississippi Sound
The people are looking for Higher Ground
Cat, Ship, Horn Island Bound
And we thank God for Mississippi Sound

On a trip to Midnight, Mississippi
In a storm where no lightning can hit me
I heard the Sweet Sound of church girls singing
'You're bound down in a Mississippi Town'

Now I'm going 105 on Route 109
I stole a man's car, I nearly broke his spine
Then a I drank a whole quart of alligator wine
But don't worry Ma, I feel fine

Down by the Mississippi Sound
The people are looking for Higher Ground
Cat, Ship, Horn Island Bound
And we thank God for Mississippi Sound

Well I crashed my car into a Holy Cross
Me unharmed but one life lost
So I fled the scene to avoid the cost
And I hung my head down

Then my tank blew up and I ditched my car
And I ran as fast as a shooting star
But they shot me down, I didn't get too far
And I fell face down to the ground

Down by the Mississippi Sound
The people are looking for Higher Ground
Cat, Ship, Horn Island Bound
And we thank God for Mississippi Sound

Cuz I'm like an Israelite, can you feel my plight?
My feet are sore and my fists are tight
Wonder now if I was right
Or have I been tricked, again?

Now maybe usually, there's no price I won't pay
But today was very different than any other day
When the cops tracked me down by Galveston Bay
Just a Thorn in my Mississippi Crown

Down by the Mississippi Sound
The people are looking for Higher Ground
Cat, Ship, Horn Island Bound
And we thank God for Mississippi Sound

I can't tell you what it sounds like - at all
You'll have to take that hike - alone
And I as lay in the sugar white sand
I hear the rushing of the Mississippi Sound