Mississippi Snow
Caroline Herring
 
A little girl
a lust, a life
hoping one day to be some man's wife
early school mornings
cold bathroom floor
you brushed my hair
and pushed me out the door
oh mama
you know I had to go
before they up and covered me
in that Mississippi snow
 
I miss the tall trees
and sister's pine
between the playhouse and the
clothesline
I remember driving home
after your father passed
thinking that night ride on 61 would be
my last          
Oh mama     
you know I had to go
before they up and covered me
in that Mississippi Snow
 
I hear them singing
In the sweet by and by and 
Hear a Voice Calling in Heaven on
High
little baby born to take my place
pastor, are new peoples born
to replace our race
oh mama
you know I had to go
before they up and covered me
in that Mississippi snow