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/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/ ain’t no work in mississippi
ain’t no work in mississippi for me