Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Take 11) [Slated] [8/6/73]

On the day when I was born, Daddy sat down and cried

I had the mark just as plain as day, it 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 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

All you've got to live for is what you left behind

Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine

Lost my boots in transit, baby, pile of smoking leather

I nailed 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

They say that when your ship gets in, the first man takes the sails

Second takes the afterdeck, the third, the planks and rails

What's the point of calling 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

On my way

Where'd the drums go in the mix?

Across the Rio Grande-o

Across the lazy river

Across the Rio Grande-o

Across the lazy river

Across the Rio Grande-o

Across the lazy river

Across the Rio Grande-o

Across the lazy river

Across the Rio Grande-o

Across the lazy river

Across the Rio Grande-o

Across the lazy river

Fuck it, let's listen to it