Lordy how they play it
Boy they really sway it
[scat]
When the sun goes down, the tide goes out
The darkies gather 'round and they all begin to shout
"Hey! Hey! Uncle Dud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud"
What a dance do they do
Lordy how I'm tellin' you
Oh, but a band
Makin' time by clappin' their hands
Just happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
When the darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud
Lordy how they play it
Boy they really sway it
[scat]
Boy that music thrills me
Say, it nearly kills me
[scat]
What a dance do they do
Lordy how I'm tellin' you
Oh, but a band
Makin' time by clappin' their hands
Just happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
When the darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud
Just happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
When the darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud
Boy they really sway it
[scat]
When the sun goes down, the tide goes out
The darkies gather 'round and they all begin to shout
"Hey! Hey! Uncle Dud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud"
What a dance do they do
Lordy how I'm tellin' you
Oh, but a band
Makin' time by clappin' their hands
Just happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
When the darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud
Lordy how they play it
Boy they really sway it
[scat]
Boy that music thrills me
Say, it nearly kills me
[scat]
What a dance do they do
Lordy how I'm tellin' you
Oh, but a band
Makin' time by clappin' their hands
Just happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
When the darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud
Just happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
When the darkies beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud