Take me down to the Mississippi Delta

Let it wash all over me

You'll find a Gentry at the local parlor

A short ride on the River Queen

She sleeps on sheets of satin

She can't hide her gingham soul

She said, "Take me to the Delta

Put me in the water and free my soul"

First left past the Tallahassee crab shack

Sail on past the river's split

You'll hear Josephus on the boat dock singin'

Bless his heart, he can't sing a lick

He's still pinin' for his baby

She left a long time ago

But he said, "Take me to the Delta

Put me in the water and free my soul"

This isn't what I told myself it was

Skin like cinnamon and fire

A thousand times, I think I've been there in my mind

But I'm dreaming of magnolia tonight

Yeah, I'm dreamin' of magnolia tonight

Take me down to the Mississippi Delta

Let it wash all over me

You'll find a Gentry at the local parlor

A short ride on the River Queen

She sleeps on sheets of satin

She can't hide her gingham soul

She said, "Take me to the Delta

Put me in the water and free my soul"

This isn't what I told myself it was

Skin like cinnamon and fire

A thousand times, I think I've been there in my mind

But I'm dreaming of magnolia tonight

Oh, I'm dreamin' of magnolia tonight

She sleeps on sheets of satin

Can't hide her gingham soul

Well, she said, "Take me to the Delta

Put me in the water and free my soul"

My soul