Can’t you hear the wolf is howlin’ And the train hits the beat Mosquitoes buzzing, thunder growling Moonshine in the heat Can’t you hear the guitars sliding And a girl on her knees Some are dancing, some are riding The wild side waits for me (Uh) the blue note surrounds me (Oh, yeah) it makes my mind free We’re going down, down, down Down to Mississippi We’re going down, down, down Where it all has just begun, yeah Can’t you see the hips are shakin’ And some love is in the air When you feel your pants are achin’ It’s time for a rocking chair Can’t you see the devil’s waiting On the crossroad, sell your soul When forty-nine and sixty-one are mating Let it rock, let it roll (Uh) the blue note surrounds me (Oh, yeah) it makes my mind free We’re going down, down, down Down to Mississippi We’re going down, down, down Where it all has just begun, yeah We’re going down, down, down Down to Mississippi We’re going down, down, down Where it all has just begun, yeah, hey, yeah We’re going down, down, down Down to Mississippi Down, down, down, down, down