Jelly Roll Morton — Michigan Water Blues

[Verse 1] Michigan water tastes like sherry wine I mean sherry wine Oh, but Mississippi water taste like turpentine Michigan water tastes like sherry wine [Verse 2] Believe to my soul that gal got a black cat bone Yes, black cat bone She'll go away but she's sure to come back home Michigan water taste like sherry wine [Verse 3] She looks like a frog, hops like a kangaroo If you ain't got no hopper Then she'll be your hopper too Michigan water taste like sherry wine Michigan water taste like sherry wine [Verse 4] Gal in Alabama, one in Spain Another in Mississippi, scared to call her name Michigan water tastes like sherry wine Michigan water tastes like sherry wine [Instrumental Outro]