Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo

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Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia

Reprinted with permissions copyright Ice Nine Publishing

First performed July 16, 1972 at Dillon Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut.

On the day that I was born Daddy sat down and cried

I had the mark just as plain as day, I 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 toodleloo

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

If all you got to live for is what you left behind

Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine

Lost my boots in transit babe, pile of smoking leather

Nailed a retread to my feet and prayed for better weather

Half step, Mississippi uptown toodleloo

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 after deck, third the planks and rails

What's the point of calling shots, this cue ain't straight in
line

Cue balls made of styrofoam and no-one's got the time

Half step, Mississippi uptown toodleloo

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

Across the Rio Grand-eo

Across the lazy river

Across the Rio Grand-eo

Across the lazy river

Across the Rio Grand-eo

Across the lazy river

Recordings

studio 1973 Wake Of The Flood

19 Oct 1973 Dick's Picks Vol 19

21 Mar 1990 Without A Net

05 Jun 1999 Love Will See You Through (Phil Lesh & Friends)

1999 Laughing Water (Jazz Is Dead)

printable version
chaos

Grateful Dead lyrics	Phil Lesh and Friends	The St. Louis five-minute blizzard of 2008	Barry Jive and his Uptown Five
Styrofoam	half step	Mississippi	Loaded Dice
Ace of Spades	Jerry Garcia	Robert Hunter

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