Everybody knows Catfish got no scales Everybody knows That cotton comes in bales The Mississippi River Deep and muddy stream I just sit on the bank And fish while I dream Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa I can't pick no cotton I can't pick no corn It just keeps on raining And I just stay at home Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa I am so miserable I am so tired I watch that Mississippi river Till the fishes swim by My life is so confused But I don't want to die I wanna go to heaven But I am afraid to fly Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa I know I know I know I never meant to do what I did