January, 2016
cotton pickin' blues
On our way to Robert Johnson's grave site we crossed over this bridge of fame.
It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And mama hollered out the back door, "y'all, remember to wipe your feet!"
And then she said, "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge
Today, Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
Read more: Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe Lyrics | MetroLyrics
I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And mama hollered out the back door, "y'all, remember to wipe your feet!"
And then she said, "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge
Today, Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
Read more: Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe Lyrics | MetroLyrics
Evident here is a problem throughout Mid West USA. High and flooding river conditions.
We are not far from the mighty Mississippi here, where much further north, places like St Louis, where we crossed heading west now almost two months ago, are experiencing severe flooding.
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