Lyrics

(marvin etzioni)

ain’t no work in mississippi for me ain’t no work in mississippi for me i’m a walking down the road gone as far as i can go ain’t no work in mississippi for me got a pretty wife and a hungry child got a pretty wife and a hungry child wish the work was heaven sent ’cause i can’t make a dent got a pretty wife and a hungry child war is a poor man’s job war is a poor man’s job if i die on the battlefield let God’s love be the shield to protect my pretty wife and hungry child ain’t no work in mississippi for me ain’t no work in mississippi for me i’m a walking down the road gone as far as i can go ain’t no work in mississippi for me