On the day when I was born Daddy sat down and cried   I had the mark just as plain as day could not be denied   They say that Cain caught Abel rollin' loaded dice   Ace of Spades behind his ear and him not thinkin' twice      Half step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo   Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye   Half a cup of Rock and Rye   Farewell to you old Southern skies   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, seal that silver mine   Lost my boots in transit, baby pile of smokin' leather   A retread to my feet and prayed for better weather      Half step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo   Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye   Half a cup of Rock and Rye   Farewell to you old Southern skies   I'm on my way, on my way      Oh when your ship comes in the first man takes the sails   Second takes the afterdeck, the third, the planks and rails   What's the point of callin' shots this cue ain't straight in line   Cue ball's made of styrofoam and no one's got the time      Half step, Mississippi uptown Toodeloo   Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye   Half a cup of Rock and Rye   Farewell to you old Southern skies   I'm on my way, on my way      Across the Rio Grandeeo, across the lazy river   Across the Rio Grandeeo, across the lazy river   Across the Rio Grandeeo, across the lazy river   Across the Rio Grandeeo, across the lazy river   Across the Rio Grandeeo, across the lazy river