Mississippi Queen – Mountain – Isolated Guitar & Bass Track – Lyrics – Published to help you hear and learn the guitar and bass parts to “Mississippi Queen” – Backing track for drums, vocals, keyboards
Album Info:
Album Title: Climbing!
Release Date: March 7, 1970
Album Tracks:
Side 1
- Mississippi Queen
- Theme for an Imaginary Western
- Never in My Life
- Silver Paper
Side 2
- For Yasgur’s Farm
- To My Friend
- The Laird
- Sittin’ on a Rainbow
- Boys in the Band
“Mountain” Band Members:
Leslie West – guitars, lead vocals
Felix Pappalardi – bass, piano, rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Corky Laing – drums
Steve Knight – organ, mellotron, handbells
“Mississippi Queen” Lyrics
Mississippi Queen
You know what I mean
Mississippi Queen
She taught me everything
Went down around Vicksburg
Around Louisiana way
Where lived the Cajun Lady
Aboard the Mississippi Queen
You know she was a dancer
She moved better on wine
While the rest of them dudes were gettin’ their kicks
Boy, I beg your pardon, I was gettin’ mine
Mississippi Queen
If you know what I mean
Mississippi Queen
She taught me everything
This lady she asked me
If I would be her man
You know that I told her
I’d do what I can
To keep her lookin’ pretty
Buy her dresses that shine
While the rest of them dudes were makin’ their friends
Boy, I beg your pardon, I was loosin’ mine
You know she was a dancer
She moved better on wine
While the rest of them dudes were gettin’ their kicks
Boy, I beg your pardon, I was gettin’ mine
Yeah, Mississippi Queen
Mississippi Queen – Mountain – Isolated Guitar & Bass