On the day that I was born   Daddy sat down and cried   I had the mark just as plain as day   which could not be denied   They say that Cain caught Abel   rolling loaded dice,   ace of spades behind his ear   and him not thinking twice      Half-step   Mississippi Uptown Toodleloo   Hello baby, I'm gone, goodbye   Half a cup of rock and rye   Farewell to you old southern sky   I'm on my way - on my way      If all you got to live for   is what you left behind   get yourself a powder charge   and seal that silver mine   I lost my boots in transit babe   pile of smoking leather   Nailed a retread to my feet   and prayed for better weather      Half-step   Mississippi Uptown Toodleloo   Hello baby, I'm gone, goodbye   Half a cup of rock and rye   Farewell to you old southern sky   I'm on my way - on my way      They say that when your ship comes in   the first man takes the sails   The second takes the afterdeck   The third the planks and rails   What's the point in callin shots?   This cue ain't straight in line   Cueball's made of styrofoam   and no one's got the time      Half-step   Mississippi Uptown Toodleloo   Hello baby, I'm gone, goodbye   Half a cup of rock and rye   Farewell to you old southern sky   I'm on my way - on my way      Across the Rio Grand-eo   Across the lazy river   Across the Rio Grand-eo   Across the lazy river