Mississippi north to south
People livin' hand to mouth
It's a hard life here indeed
Work 'till dark though hands may bleed
Hard times here are on display
Yeah it's called the Blues Highway
Up the delta sixty one
Still be here long once I'm done
Workin' fields just scraping by
Mama hang your head and cry
It's so hard to make it pay
Up and down that Blues Highway
Out here on this ole' hi-way
Delta gonna make you pray
Many men trudge this ole' road
Weighted down by heavy load
I know I don't wanna stay
On that lonesome Blues Highway
Gonna go far from this place
Look for me won't find a trace
City riches where I'm bound
Fancy women I'll be found
Gonna leave behind dismay
Found on that ole' Blues Highway