Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
The Grateful Dead * Track #1 On Wake of the Flood
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Album Wake of the Flood
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo by The Grateful Dead
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The Grateful DeadWrited by
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The title is most likely a reference to the Duke Ellington song “East St. Louis Toodle-oo.” East St. Louis lies along the Mississippi River and both songs use the unusual word “Toodleoo.” Ellington pronounced the final word in his title “toad-low,” probably meaning “todalo,” a hip-shaking walk that...
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo Lyrics
[Verse 1]
On the day when I was born, Daddy sat down and cried
I had the mark just as plain as day which could not be denied
They say that Cain caught Abel rolling loaded dice
Ace of Spades behind his ear and him not thinking twice
[Chorus]
Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye
Half a cup of rock and rye
Farewell to you old Southern skies
I'm on my way, on my way
[Verse 2]
If all you got to live for is what you left behind
Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine
Lost my boots in transit, baby, pile of smoking leather
I nailed a retread to my feet and prayed for better weather
[Chorus]
Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye
Half a cup of rock and rye
Farewell to you old Southern skies
I'm on my way, on my way
[Verse 3]
They say that when your ship comes in, the first man takes the sails
Second takes the afterdeck, the third, the planks and rails
What's the point of calling shots
This cue ain't straight in line
Cue balls made of Styrofoam and no one's got the time
[Chorus]
Half-step, Mississippi uptown toodeloo
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye
Half a cup of rock and rye
Farewell to you old Southern skies
I'm on my way, on my way
[Outro]
Across the Rio Grandio, across the lazy river [x5]
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo Q&A
Who wrote Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo's ?
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo was written by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter.
Who produced Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo's ?
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo was produced by The Grateful Dead.
When did The Grateful Dead release Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo?
The Grateful Dead released Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo on Mon Oct 15 1973.