Down In Mississippi Lyrics - Live: Hope At The Hideout - Mavis Staples

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 

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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 

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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