Well, I'm a-crossin' the Mississippi into heaven tonight
I got a little lady named Susanna on the other side
And when that Memphis lady's on my mind

Well, you can see me headin' 'cross the Tennessee borderline
I'm crossin' the Mississippi into heaven tonight


I got a good-payin' job in Little Rock, Arkansas
I am a hard-workin' guy, patriotic, and I don't break the law
But when my fantasies start to float

Well, I jump in the fog and it's down the road I go
I'm crossin' the Mississippi into heaven tonight


Well, there's a devil a-drivin' this car down the highway
There's a burnin' in my body that I can't control
Red wine and a fun time and easy lovin'

That's why I'm crossin' the Mississippi into heaven
Crossin' the Mississippi into heaven
Crossin' the Mississippi into heaven tonight

That's right

Well, there's a devil a-drivin' this car down the highway

There's a burnin' in my body that I can't control
Red wine and a fun time and easy lovin'
That's why I'm crossin' the Mississippi into heaven

Crossin' the Mississippi into heaven
Crossin' the Mississippi into heaven tonight


Crossin' the Mississippi
Crossin' the Mississippi
Crossin' into heaven

Crossin' the Mississippi
Crossin' into heaven