Cooder, Ry - Down In Mississippi Lyrics






Far back's I can remember
Either had to plow or hoe
One of those long ol' nine feet sacks
Standin' at the old turn row
Down in Mississippi
Down in Mississippi
Down in Mississippi where I was born
Down in Mississippi where I come from...
They had a huntin' season on a rabbit
If you shoot him you went to jail
The season was always open on me:
Nobody needed no bail
Nothing I got 'gainst Mississippi
It also was the home of my wife
But I count myself a lucky man
Just to get away with my life





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  1. h.... b....

    So glad that 16mm was runnin'.......way down near Columbus!

  2. F.... B....

    A perfect live job ( as Cooder uses to do ); chaque note de chaque instrument et voix est à sa juste place ; Il faut entendre comme la guitare chante avec Terry Evans et lui répond . Comme a coutume de dire un ami , ça frise le parfait et avec le Ry , ça le frise de vraiment près ! en tous cas , pour moi , C'EST parfait ... la Beauté en personne !

  3. L.... D....

    Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, love love love, big smiles from Downunda Oz, i never ever get sick of this song or Crossroads. Much Love 💓💖💓

  4. b.... ....

    Pho nominal!!!!

  5. B.... Y....

    Cant belive that out of 1.5+ mill views there are only 5.5+k likes ....damn.Such a Blues Classic... at least impo

  6. C.... T....

    freezing from chris in sweden

  7. D.... T....

    This is best version of this song

  8. l.... d....

    just love this .. the UK has no soul .. the USA have it all ... damned usa.

  9. E.... M....

    One word Timeless

  10. r.... ....

    Ry-fucking-Cooder people...

  11. t.... ....

    Just ran across this. We need more of this and less rap and hip hop

  12. T.... U....

    Ry Cooder: genius.

  13. T.... U....

    MuFukkin White Bwah!

  14. T.... U....

    I WILL listen to this!

  15. B.... D....

    BAD ASS brother.....Ry tore it UP on this one....and great vocals with Terry.....Magnificent job....

  16. K.... D....

    Hells bells - tollin for you but not for me. Thnk the lord that big ol paddle steamer pass me by

  17. L.... L....

    AHHHHHH CETTE VOIX BORDEL

  18. d.... v....

    7 minutes of goooooooooosebumps. This performance is a miracle.

  19. b.... ....

    Thanks. Great stuff. Have this song on vinyl by Terry Evans with Hans Theesink and sounds fabolous

  20. F.... O....

    What a fucking guitarist!

  21. A.... N....

    R.I.P. TERRY

  22. R.... E....

    I am sorry that Terry past away

  23. R.... E....

    This is amazing

  24. M.... T....

    just love this!

  25. a.... r....

    smokin'

  26. J.... C....

    This Rocks Soo hard

  27. J.... G....

    R.I.P. Terry Evans. I never knew a voice could contain so much soul.

  28. O.... S....

    bye bye terry evans and ry cooder . you are legends . i salute you

    O.... S....

    Ry still plays live ! He recorded a CD last year : the Prodigal son . Great music .

  29. M.... M....

    A voice that give you chills.

  30. 2.... ....

    RIP Terry Evans. So sad to have lost you. Powerful, powerful voice

  31. R.... ....

    May you rest in peace Terry. Amazing voice that will be missed.

  32. J.... R....

    RIP Terry. fuck

  33. A.... M....

    Rest In Peace, Terry Evans...

  34. I.... S....

    This Mighty Blues!💥 RIP Terry Evans!🌺

  35. G.... F....

    RIP Terry Evans.

  36. R.... v....

    R.I.P. Terry Evans

  37. C.... D....

    Misipipi..?

  38. R.... N....

    Fabuloso !!

  39. c.... S....

    einfach einzigartig

  40. J.... V....

    Blues is to sensitive. Needs to have the heart. Here, it is the heart AND MORE. It´s about your soul. Be careful if you like this, it is the devils music. For me, I am lost already, bible overboard and no way of finding it. I guess the musicians will end up in heaven. I will not. See you in Hell.

    J.... V....

    Right on!

  41. I.... B....

    i just died and went to heaven

  42. M.... H....

    That gets my Mississippi blood pumping!

    Mississippi Blue's on steroids!

    M.... H....

    Markus Hayden Sutherland Mississippi Delta down by the river...Gville Ms

  43. O.... N....

    Awesome - powerful music, with a strong message, delivered by excellent musicians - that's what it's all about

  44. C.... H....

    Saw this line-up at Wembly Arena in the late 80's.........& it WAS as good as this recording! just fabulous!

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    saw the same tour. Manchester

  45. C.... S....

    Ry Cooder doesn't just play guitar. He turns his guitar strings into his vocal chords and sings through it.

  46. c.... ....

    And that's how you do it , less is more this is truly stunning what an
    amazing player no fret ripping runs just real ability with soul brilliant

  47. H.... K....

    Forty years of listening to Ryland Cooder through all his musical evolvements so good

  48. L.... B....

    If groinal beat was a word... this would b it   ; } ````

  49. T.... B....

    Ry Cooder/Terry Evans i Oslo på 70-tallet, utrolig konsert!

  50. K.... K....

    yeeeeeeeees

  51. a.... ....

    that slide ...oh lawdy...and that voice...

  52. J.... B....

    sheesh, this clinches it. Nothing more to say

  53. R.... S....

    Amazing the number of great guitarists that play finger-style - Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, Ry Cooder...

  54. C.... C....

    Wow what an amazing guitar solo.

  55. C.... C....

    I want to go down to Mississippi to a juke joint. Anybody know of any good ones?

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    The Shed in Ocean Springs

  56. s.... S....

    like a boss 👍👏👏

  57. 4.... h....

    Mississippi Delta Blues.!

  58. M.... S....

    its not the slide guitar. its not the great voices. its not the anything. Its the FEEL

  59. J.... M....

    I call this "slide shredding". Ryland was really feelin" it. Mr. Evans Vocals were great. Thank you

    J.... M....

    And I call this soul slide shredding .

  60. U.... G....

    Yes, fu.k great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  61. A.... R....

    My favorite guitar player will always be Roy Nichols. But this cat just took second place. And he did the Jesse James album too!! Amazing

  62. D.... D....

    Yer Blues in one hit.  Wow!  'm goin' down south - down across the Mason Dixon line

  63. M.... L....

    To understand, to feel, the American Culture it is a must to listen to this fantastic musicians like Ry Cooder.
    Wonderfull that Joey Landreth is walking on this wonderfull sound.way a bit now.

    M.... L....

    I think you meant to say his name is sonny landreth, not Joey, but yeah, Sonny is a phenomenal slide player.

    M.... L....

    Both are some wonderfull Blues players, and never forget Justin Johnson!!!!

    M.... L....

    Shure Sonny is really great but Joey Landreth, Justin Johnson and Ry Cooder are my favourites.

  64. l.... r....

    capolavoro del grande Ry Cooder, favoloso specialmente negli anni '70, Francesco da Vicenza

  65. C.... B....

    Very,very good !!!

  66. m.... B....

    wouachh superbe voix comme tous!! trés bon ry cooder! yes man!

  67. B.... H....

    The power of a simple groove done well. Perfection
    Nuff said......

  68. p.... K....

    True true speak.

  69. C.... C....

    apparently they feed their kids gravel down in Mississippi.

  70. K.... B....

    Great- this is REALLy Good to hear right now- I'm going do something Hampshire College- F"### the flag its probably polyester doesn't burn well like in old days when it was cotton- so Abbie Hoffman was from Worcester, Ma- " Cops Eat Flowers" I think my kids have that book

  71. j.... ....

    How good is Cooder? Amazing feel and touch.

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    jmoakley1 - Hell yeah. And having those two pickups (lap steel on the bridge, Teisco gold foil on the neck) give him that distinct sound that belongs only to him. Best American slide guitarist alive. No contest.

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    Ronald H You are right! But if Duane Allman would be alive it would be difficult to choose.

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    @Last Kayle EUW - very debatable. And it was Cooder who inspired Greg Allman to play slide. Allman was, well... no words.

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    until his untimely death at 28, there also was Alan 'Blind Owl' Wilson of the original Canned Heat

  72. N.... A....

    TRANSMISION TOTAL AL ALMA

  73. R.... S....

    Perfect....

  74. A.... P....

    That slide was powerful. Idk ry could possibly be one of the best slide players.

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    guitar 2199 - Chills to the bone, doesn't it?

  75. J.... C....

    Badass.... Slide is amazing and Vocals hit ya right in your Gut!!!!!

  76. g.... w....

    This is what music is.

  77. J.... W....

    incredibly strong voice .

  78. D.... D....

    perfection!

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    F***IN CHILLIN...

  80. E.... ....

    This film is nearly thirty years old (as I write) but apparently was not released until a few years ago. I've never heard Ry explain exactly why.

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    This film can be found in Europe .

  81. d.... ....

    The Tragically Hip's "At the Hundredth Meridian" line "Get Ry Cooper to sing my eulogy" brought me here, and I'm very glad!!

  82. M.... ....

    I think I came like three times during his solo.

  83. M.... F....

    That was smoking

  84. N.... B....

    If the stage ain't full of muscians ...well  " Sugar"  it just ain't sweet enough ...and it definately ain't ............MUSIC ... itz ....... Money makinlittle fuckheads ..... killing  the  interest and potential of those true to music  !!

  85. P.... T....

    When I was 15/16 I was a member of the local library - music library too. Obviously Ry Cooder was too young to be in there.. but many of his forebears/influences, were. I appreciate; (although still, some things are missing).

  86. E.... G....

    WOW! Shared on G+ May 11, 2016.

  87. B.... 8....

    Where I can find full concert for DL??

    B.... 8....

    On YouTube : Ry Cooder and Moula Banda Rythm Aces , live at Catalyst 1987

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    @Françoise Beylie Thank you

  88. R.... D....

    Los dos juntos son como las tostadas y la manteca, Geniales !!!!

  89. R.... D....

    Increibles!!!

  90. G.... D....

    Thank you!

  91. n.... ....

    Dear Lord! Could this be any better? So perfect and powerful.

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    Put your sweet lipps closer

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    Ry cooder

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    @nancine it's a great cover, but to answer your question, yes, just listen to the original

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    Nancine2, I gasp and struggle to express how this song, in fact the whole concert at the catalyst moves me. it is supernatural how extraordinary it is. Im 69, an old retired doctor, a nonmusician, and this is to me the most finely crafted, soulful piece of work...well, it makes me want to stay alive. It makes me love everybody around me. What more can you expect of music?

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    Also, listen to Mavis's version on her "We'll Never Turn Back" album (with Ry).

  92. c.... c....

    l'âme du blues coule dans les veines de terry evans et Ry cooder!!

  93. S.... L....

    Thats IT!

  94. D.... H....

    Totally smokin!