"Mississippi, the Magnol ..." a Mississippi Travel Page by seagoingJLW

History

The Gulf Coast area of Mississippi was explored in 1699 by Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville. He sailed into Biloxi Bay and established Fort Maurepas and a settlement in what is now Ocean Springs.

Mississippi changed hands many times over the years. Each new flag brought new culture to the area, like the Old Spanish Fort in Pascagoula built in 1718.

Beauvoir, in Biloxi, was the home of Jefferson Davis, the only President of the Confederacy.

Fort Massachusetts on West Ship Island was used as a Union prison during the Civil War.

Song Lyrics

Mississippi Mud

When the sun goes down the tide goes out
The people gather round and they all begin to shout
Hey hey, Uncle Dud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud
What a dance do they do
Lordy how I'm tellin' you
They don't need no band
They keep time by clappin' their hand
Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
When the people beat their eet on the Mississippi mud
Lordy how they play it
Goodness how they sway it.
Uncle Joe, Uncle Jim
How they pound the mire with vigor and vim.
Joy! That music thrills me
Boy! It nearly kills me.
What a show when they go
Say they beat it up either fast or slow
When the sun goes down the tide goes out
The people gather round and they all begin to shout
Hey, hey, Uncle Dud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud
What a dance do they do
Lordy how I'm tellin' you
They don't need no band
They keep time by clappin' their hand
Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
When the people beat their feet on the Mississippi mud.