Mississippi, You're On My Mind

Jesse Winchester
at Slim's in San Francisco
8/5/09

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Mississippi, You're On My Mind

I think I see a wagon rutted road
With the weeds growing tall between the tracks
And along one side runs a rusty barbed wire fence
And beyond that sits an old tar paper shack

Mississippi you're on my mind
Mississippi you're on my mind
Oh, Mississippi you're on my mind

I think I hear a noisy old John Deere
In a field specked with dirty cotton lint
And below the field runs a shady little creek
And there you'll find the cool green leaves of mint

Mississippi you're on my mind
Mississippi you're on my mind
Oh, Mississippi you're on my mind

I think I smell the honeysuckle vine
The heavy sweetness like to make me sick
And the dogs, my God, they're hungry all the time
And the snakes are sleeping where the weeds are thick

Mississippi you're on my mind
Mississippi you're on my mind
Oh, Mississippi you're on my mind

I think I feel an angry oven heat
The Southern Sun just blazes in the sky
In the dusty weeds a fat grasshopper jumps
I want to make it to that creek before I fry

Mississippi you're on my mind
Mississippi you're on my mind
Oh, Mississippi you're on my mind

©1974 Jesse Winchester
From the LP "Learn To Love It"

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• Mississippi

[Yseut98]

Have always loved this song. What a beautiful rendition. How wonderful that Jesse is continuing to tour. Thank you, Nancy.

[nllleonard]

You are most welcome, friend! Pleased to meet you, and to share the beauty of Jesse's music with someone who appreciates it! ;)

~NAncy

[languagedancer]

Talk about songs of the road...Jesse puts it out in that way that only comes from a lifetime of traveling the highways and by-ways.

God bless and keep Jesse Winchester and thank heaven for NAncy for making it out onto the road and coming back with these wonderful gifts...wish i'd have been there...it must have felt neigh on to holy enough to break any human heart

Thanks NAncy

[nllleonard]

Oh Deb, so glad to share these with you!

I've seen Jesse four times, and this was the best of all! He was beloved by the whole crowd...everyone adored him, and I think he had a wonderful time too!

I so wish you could have been there!

Thanks friend, for your lovely comments!

More Jesse vids to come! ;) xo ~NAncy

[sherrylynn70]

How cool that two friends are here and I chose to watch this today..Hi cj and suze...thank you for posting this very much

[nllleonard]

Hi Sherry! ;) Thank you so much for watching! Very glad you enjoyed it....and saw your two buddies here! Wonderful people, both! ;)

~NAncy

[CharmedQuarkZ99]

Nice post Nancy

[oleole52]

When Jesse first came to Canada and began writing and recording,he was doing it with amazing musicians,like Robbie Robertson,Joni Mitchell,Sylvia Tyson,and others.His Montreal band was stunning.I love him solo.But I've seen him more than a few times with his band.I'd love to see it again.

[eaglerare22]

Jesse is a true artist. I lived in Mississippi in the 70's and this song takes me back to those times.

[milfweed1]

Good old fashioned heart warmer

[panzalarga]

Could someone post Stony Edwards' version? It's the first one I ever heard and I always associate the song with him.

[nllleonard]

Dear C.J.! I knew you would love this! ;) Thank you for coming to watch!  Jesse was kind enough to tolerate us taping quite a few songs, so there are more coming soon! ;) I hope all is well up in your beatiful corner of the world! ;)

~NAncy