Mississippi Serenade - Greg Brown

Hazed out, raised up, sailin' on the water

With the two moons, two moons

I got a tree up above, tree down below

And in the middle I’m singing this tune

And it is too good to be true

It’s all the shades of blue

I’m singin' for you a Mississippi serenade

I’m gonna ease down in the cool water

From the cool kiss, the kiss of the air

Gonna cry like a fish, talk like a bush

When the breeze blows, I’ll follow it somewhere

And I will be back soon with my old pal the moon

We’ll be dancin' to the Mississippi serenade

Sometimes it goes ladadadadadadadada…,

Sometimes it goes heyheyheyhey — hey

Sometimes I sing it all night

Sometimes it just fa-a-a-a-ades away

Why don’t you grab your husband or grab your wife

It’s time for dancin' and dancin' and dancin'

In the only way you get to hold each other so tight

For some sweet romancin'

And the kids won’t make a peep

If they do you sing them all to sleep

With the Mississippi serenade

I been hazed out, raised up, sailin' on the water

With the two moons, two moons

I’ve got a tree up above and a tree down below

And in the middle I’m singing this tune

And it is too good to be true

It’s all the shades of blue

I’m singin' for you a Mississippi serenade

Yes, it’s too good to be true

It’s all the shades of blue

It’s just the Mississippi serenade

Well, it’s too good to be true

Badabada, babadada…