Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Take 16) [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 that 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

Lost what I lived for, that's what you left behind

Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine

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

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 comes in, first man takes the sails

Second takes the afterdeck, the third, cranks 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

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

(Well) Well, um, instead of going in to listen to that, why don't

Why don't we just mess around with Wier's tune for a while?

(Yeah, let's do that, let's do that, is that

Here— Now here we are, why don't we do it?)