Slow Me Down

Put me on a boat on the mighty MississippiLet old man river slow me downBeen too long gone from my sweet dixieChasin' a dream from town to townSo I called my baby in Mobile, AlabamaSaid meet me in Memphis on the Jackson QueenTell you right now we ain't in no big hurryTo make our way down to New OrleansChorusSlow me downSomethin' 'bout the rhythm and the rollin' of the riverSlow me downRocks me like a baby in a rockin' chairSlow me downSometin' 'bout the smell of a sweet magnoliaSlow me downMakes me forget all my troubles and caresJust a few more miles and I'll be thereWell I need a little time for some relaxationA little bit of lovin' from my sugar pieOnly Heaven knows how my heart's been achinFor a big yellow moon in a southern sky