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Tishomingo Blues
Song by Spencer Williams
This article is about the song by Spencer Williams. For the Elmore Leonard novel, see Tishomingo Blues (novel).
"Tishomingo Blues" is a song by Spencer Williams.
The tune was first published in 1917.
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The title refers to Tishomingo, Mississippi.[1]
The song was first recorded in 1918 by Eddie Nelson on Emerson Records #913. It became a jazz standard, and continues to be performed and recorded into the 21st century.
The song has been adapted with different lyrics, written by Garrison Keillor, as the theme song of A Prairie Home Companion.[2]
Lyrics
First verse
Oh Mississippi, oh Mississippi
My heart cries out for you in sadness
I want to be where the wintry winds don't blow
Down where the southern moon swings low
That's where I want to go
Chorus
I'm goin' to Tishomingo, because I'm sad today
I wish to linger way down old Dixie way
Oh, my weary heart cries out in pain
Oh, how I wish that I