My Minnesota Home

 

 

Meryl and Lily:

Way down upon that old Mississippi River

Not so far away

That's where my folks have lived forever

And that's where they're goin' to stay 

 

Meryl:

I've been searching 'cross the whole creation

Half my life or more

But I've found my own sweet satisfaction

Right here on that muddy river shore

 

Meryl and Lily:

All the world is so sad and dreary

Everywhere I roam

Oh mama how I miss the prairie

And my Minnesota home

 

Lily:

I can see my mama's sweet sweet face

Every Sunday morning

All the good ol' hymns, praise God, that we've sung

We knelt in prayer right beside our precious aunts and uncles

Who loved us when we were young

 

Meryl:

In the valley of at darkness they are the shepherds

Who lead me to pastures green

And I'll sit with my mama by the still, still waters

And goodness and mercy follow me

 

Lily:

I floated down the Columbia and the Hudson

Walked on the banks of the Ohio

On the banks of the Wabash and the mighty Colorado

And the old red river way up north

 

Meryl:

All the world is a world of rivers

Flowing to the sea, Oh...

But here on that old Mississippi

Here is the home for you and me

 

Meryl and Lily:

All the world is so sad and dreary

Everywhere I roam

Oh mama how I miss the prairie...

And my Minnesota home...