Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo

On the day that I was born Daddy sat down and cried
I had the mark just as plain as day, I could not be denied
They say that Cain caught Abel rolling loaded dice
Ace of spades behind his ear and him not thinking twice

Chorus
Half step, Mississippi uptown toodleloo
Hello baby I'm gone goodbye
Half a cup of rock and rye
Farewell to you old southern skies
I'm on my way, on my way

If all you got to live for is what you left behind
Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine
Lost my boots in transit babe, pile of smoking leather
Nailed a retread to my feet and prayed for better weather

[chorus]

They say that when your ship comes in, first man takes the sails
Second takes the after deck, third the planks and rails
What's the point of calling shots, this cue ain't straight in line
Cue ball's made of Styrofoam and no-one's got the time

[chorus]

Across the Rio Grand-eo
Across the lazy river

(studio)    Wake Of The Flood
9/17/72     Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Three
9/19/72     Dave's Picks 2023 Bonus Disc
9/21/72     Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-Six
10/17/72    Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
11/18/72    Houston, Texas 11-18-1972
2/26/73     Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Eight
3/28/73     Dave's Picks Volume Sixteen
4/2/73      Dave's Picks Volume Twenty-One
6/24/73     Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings
10/19/73    Dick's Picks Volume Nineteen
10/30/73    Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
11/9/73     Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings
11/11/73    Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings
11/21/73    Road Trips Volume Four, Number Three: Denver '73
12/2/73     Dick's Picks Volume Fourteen
12/19/73    Dick's Picks Volume One
5/19/74     Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings
6/23/74     Dave's Picks Volume Thirty-Four
7/31/74     Dave's Picks Volume Two
8/5/74      Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-One
9/10/74     Dick's Picks Volume Seven
10/19/74    Steal Your Face
10/20/74    The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack
7/17/76     Dave's Picks Volume Eighteen
9/25/76     Dick's Picks Volume Twenty
10/9/76     Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-Three
4/30/77     Grateful Dead Download Series Volume One
5/7/77      May 1977: Get Shown The Light
5/12/77     May 1977
5/12/77     Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings
5/25/77     Dave's Picks Volume One
6/9/77      Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings
9/3/77      Dick's Picks Volume Fifteen
10/14/77    Road Trips Volume One, Number Two: October '77
11/5/77     Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-Four
11/6/77     Dave's Picks Volume Twenty-Five
5/14/78     30 Trips Around The Sun
4/15/78     Dave's Picks Volume Thirty-Seven
9/3/80      Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Seven
3/10/81     In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
7/24/87     View From The Vault IV Soundtrack
4/1/88      Road Trips Volume Four, Number Two: April Fools' '88
7/12/89     Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 12 & 13, 1989
10/16/89    Nightfall Of Diamonds
3/21/90     Spring 1990 (The Other One)
3/21/90     Without A Net
4/2/90      Spring 1990
9/18/90     Road Trips Volume Two, Number One: MSG September '90