Hey, Louisiana woman (Mississippi man)
We get together every time we can
The Mississippi River can't keep us apart
There's too much love in this Mississippi heart
(Too much love in this Louisiana heart)

See the alligator all a-waitin' nearby
Sooner or later, they know I'm gonna try
When she waved from the bank, don't you know I know?
It's a-goodbye, fishin' line, see you while I go
With a Louisiana woman waitin' on the other side
The Mississippi River don't look so wide

Louisiana woman (Mississippi man)
We get together every time we can
The Mississippi River can't keep us apart
There's too much love in this Mississippi heart
(Too much love in this Louisiana heart)

Well, I thought I'd been loved, but I never had
Till I was wrapped in the arms of a Mississippi man
When he holds me close, it feels almost
Like another hurricane just ripped the coast
If he can't come to me, I'm a-gonna go to him
That Mississippi River, Lord, I'm gonna swim

Hey, Louisiana woman (Mississippi man)
We get together every time we can
The Mississippi River can't keep us apart
There's too much love in this Mississippi heart
(Too much love in this Louisiana heart)

Well, The Mississippi River, Lord, it's one mile wide
And I'm gotta get me to the other side
Mississippi man, I'm a-losin' my mind
Gotta have your lovin' one more time
I'm gonna jump in the river and a-here I go
Too bad, alligator, you swim too slow

Hey, Louisiana woman (Mississippi man)
We get together every time we can
The Mississippi River can't keep us apart
There's too much love in this Mississippi heart
(Too much love in this Louisiana heart)

A-there's too much love in this Mississippi heart
(Too much love in this Louisiana heart)
Hey

A-there's too much love in this Mississippi heart
(Too much love in this Louisiana heart)
There's too much love in this Mississippi heart
(Too much love in this Louisiana heart)
Hey