HARRY CONNICK, JR. - To Love The Language lyrics

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I is just what I was<br>And am ain't who I be<br>To love the language<br>You got to be born<br>On the banks of the mississippi<br><br>Ax' ya x what talks in tongues<br>Say: never mo' neither me<br>To love the language<br>You got to be born<br>On the banks of the mississippi<br><br>Stayin by my mama's<br>In slippers and pajamas<br>Where there's always somethin good to eat<br>Bettin strawberries<br>Honey and cherries<br>And pecan-pies oh so sweet<br><br>With a dew-rag on my brow<br>Jasmine, wysteria and fleur-de-lis<br>To love the language<br>You got to be born<br>On the banks of the mississippi<br><br>If you won't work fo' a livin<br>And live life leisurely<br>Pull up a screen po-ch<br>Flop out in a rockin chair<br>To love the language<br>You got to be born<br>On the banks of the mississippi