Mississippi Snow

A little girl

A lust, a life

Hoping one day to be some man’s wife

Early school mornings

Cold bathroom floor

You brushed my hair

And pushed me out the door

Oh, mama, you know I had to go

Before they up and covered me in that Mississippi snow

I miss the tall trees and sister’s pine

Between the playhouse and the clothesline

And I remember driving home after your father passed

Thinking that night ride on 61 would be my last

Oh, mama, you know I had to go

Before they up and covered me in that Mississippi snow

I hear them singing In The Sweet By and By

And I Can Hear A Voice Calling from Heaven on High

Little baby born to take my place

Pastor are new peoples born to replace my race

Oh, mama, you know I had to go

Before they up and covered me in that Mississippi snow

Oh, mama, you know I had to go

Before they up and covered me in that Mississippi snow