The Mighty Mississippi is the first song from the VeggieTales episode Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue.
The storyteller, Clark Wayne, tells about the Mississippi River with his guide Chato.
Lyrics
Clark Wayne: Oh, the might Mississippi. It's flowin' strong and wide.
Just me and you in an old canoe with a trusty Indian guide.
Yeah, my trusty Indian guide
Chato: I prefer the term "Native American".
Clark Wayne: Eh... did you say something?
(music stops)
Head Cheerleader: Ready, okay!
Cheerleaders: Gonna take a trip on the mighty Mississip.
Gonna take a tripy on the mighty Mississipi
(cheering afterwards)
Clark Wayne: Must be a slumber party.
(music resumes)
Clark Wayne: Gonna take a trip on the mighty Mississip.
Gonna take a tripy on the mighty Mississipi (2x)
Oh, the mighty Mississippi.
It's flowin' strong and wide.
Just me and you in an old canoe with a trusty Indian gui-
Oh, I'm sorry. With a trusty Native American guide
(simultaneously) Gonna take a trip on the mighty Mississip.
Gonna take a tripy on the mighty Mississipi
Gon-
Chato: (simultaneously) Gonna take a trip
On the Mississip'.
Oo-oo-ooh
(loudly) Gonna take a TRIP!
Clark Wayne: Shh, not so loud, Chato.
Fun Facts
Real-World References
- Chato getting offended being called "Indian" is a term that started since Christopher Columbus mistook North America for the country India. Hence why people commonly called Native Americans "Indians."