Hey there Missa-Sippi
Don't you hear do's hound dogs bay.
Don't you know that massa angry
Cause his slave done done run away.
Say-you Missa-Sippi,
Why you go and flow so fast.
Just like me, you be a runnin
To de future, from de past.
Say Der Missa-Sippi,
Tell me where you runnin too.
do you know where freedoms livin,
Can I come and go with you?
Hey there Missa-Sippi
Black as me, we must be kin
Do the other rivers hate you,
Cause the color of your skin?
Say there Missa-Sippi
Tell me where you gona roam
Just in case I be a-sleepin
Remember, Africa is my home.
Hey you, Missa-Sippi,
Why you have to be so deep
Come and wrap yo arms around me
And just rock this slave to sleep.
Say there Missa-Sippi
Boy , you sure are cold
Tell the Lord that I'm a-commin
All his wonders to behold.