| # | Title | Principal Artiste | Composers | Lyricist / Date written | Place | Date recorded | Matrix | Label&cat.no. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469 | I Can't Get Mississippi Off My Mind | Billy Cotton ahb | Harry Akst | Joe Young `31 | London | December 1, 1931 | CAR-896-1-2 | Regal MR-463 | Billy Cotton (dir); Arthur Williams-George Burgess (trumpets); Dave Burchett - Ellis Jackson (trombone); Jack Halsall-Mick Burberry (clarinet, alto sax); Jimmy Shankland - Cyril Grantham (clarinet, tenor sax); Phil Phillips (violin); Clem Bernard (piano); Les Casey (guitar); Lal Jackson banjo); Joe White (tuba, string bass); Arthur Baker (drums); Al Bowlly (vocals). A test pressing of CAR-896-2 exists, also featuring AB. It is not known if this was used for issue. |
Billy Cotton and His Band
Trouble on my hands
You, I did wrong
Speaking of the lands
Where I don't belong
No matter where I go
This heart just seems to know
I can't get Mississippi off my mind
Tired are these eyes
Long since they've seen
Purple tinted skies and patches of green
No matter where I go
This heart just seems to know
I can't get Mississippi off my mind
As a tot I got a lot of happiness
Waving at a passing train
Never dreamt that all it meant was loneliness
Don't these tears of mine explain
Weary all the day
No peace, or rest
Traveling far away
From those I love best
No matter where I go
This heart just seems to know
I can't get Mississippi off my mind