Thank Goodness For Mississippi

Thank Goodness for Mississippi By Elton Camp The reason to like Mississippi we must face As no other state ever has to be in last place No matter how bad things at home might get In Mississippi, they will still be worse yet If not for gambling, they would be flat broke But not as long as visiting tourists they choke But to some folks, living there seems just right Most especially those who can’t read or write They can wear overall and eat turnip greens With side dishes of possum and string beans When it’s not cold weather and they so choose Mississippians can go anywhere without shoes There you can talk with a nasal Southern drawl And spit tobacco juice while you say, “Y’all” This could generate an angry response with speed Except that not many living there are able to read