Well I hope the years that wrinkled up our faces Have enjoyed us half as much as we did then And if I should die before you jump your traces Would you do one more favor for a friend Remember all my songs and all their meanings And remember how they helped you to believe Then turn my body into ashes and take me with you when you leave Then take my ashes to St Louie Drop 'em in the Mississippi Where the current's strong I wanna flow back through the south land I want to know I'm going home
Well I ain't plannin' on it happenin' No time soon now And it ain't something that I sit around And think about all the time But me and you we've howled at A lot of full moons now And I'll admit that every now and then The thought does cross my mind So take my ashes to St Louie Drop 'em in the Mississippi Where the current's strong I wanna flow back through the southland I want to know I'm going home So take my ashes to St Louie Drop 'em in the Mississippi Where the current's strong I wanna flow back through the southland I want to know I'm going home.