Down In Mississippi (Up To No Good)

Album: Twice the Speed of Life (2004)
Charted: 101
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  • Friday, payday, Lordy got to get away
    Had it with the wife thing, living on a shoe string
    What's a poor girl got to do just to have some fun?
    All these years without any help
    Guess what, honey, clothes just don't wash themselves!
    Neither do dishes, neither does the bathroom floor

    So, now if anyone asks, not that they would
    I'll be down in Mississippi and up to no good

    No more, what a bore, had enough, I'm out the door
    Headed for a breakdown, had it with the small town
    Gonna call Lisa, gonna call Carla Sue
    Now we're gonna let it roll, gonna let it rip
    Gonna get us a nice room down on the strip
    Not that we'll need it, there won't be any sleepin' tonight

    So, now if anyone asks, not that they would
    We'll be down in Mississippi and up to no good

    Hammer down, here we go
    Runnin' for the riverboat
    All you're gonna see is asses and elbows
    Luck's about to change for these three queens
    Tired of getting' jokers, deal us up kings

    Snake eyes, roll the dice, double down and hit me twice
    Cashin' in the big chips, gonna leave a big tip
    Hotter than a two dollar pistol, baby, I'm on fire

    So, now if anyone asks, not that they would
    I'll be down in Mississippi and up to no good
    If anyone asks, not that they would
    I'll be down in Mississippi and up to no good Writer/s: JENNIFER NETTLES, KRISTEN HALL, KRISTIAN BUSH, LISA KAY SIMONTON, ROBERT HARTLEY
    Publisher: Bluewater Music Corp., BMG Rights Management, GREATER GOOD SONGS
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