I can't recall my mother   I don't remember dad   Mister and Mississippi was all I ever had   Oh, I was born to wander   I was born to roam   And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home      My cradle was the river   My school a river boat   My teacher was a gambler   The slickest one afloat   My teacher was a gambler   The slickest one afloat   He taught me not to gamble on a petticoat      Oh, I was born to wander   I was born to roam   And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home      Oh, darlin' how I love you   What more is there to say   I love you like a barefoot girl   Loves the summer day   The way a wanderin' gypsy   Loves the changing sea   Just like the restless river   Loves old New Orleans      I love a tiny village   A quiet country town   A house, a little garden   With kiddies runnin' 'round   You'd be a faithful husband   I'd be a trusty friend   Until I heard that steamboat   Comin' 'round the bend      Oh, I was born to wander   I was born to roam   And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home      Oh, I was born to wander   I was born to roam   And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home