“There’s been a change in the River
There’ll be a change in the sea
And from now on there’ll be a change in me….
, and
thee….
, and we….
.
”
When I was a kid our class at school did a musical play
called “Mississippi Melody.
” I had the distinct joy of...
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“There’s been a change in the River
There’ll be a change in the sea
And from now on there’ll be a change in me….
, and
thee….
, and we….
.
”
When I was a kid our class at school did a musical play
called “Mississippi Melody.
” I had the distinct joy of being
cast as Huck Finn.
There were several songs in the play, but
the only one I remember went like this:
“Mississippi, roll on past my door.
Mississippi, stay on
your own floor
When you’re glad you bring delight to me; when you’re
mad you are an awful sight to see!
Once I left you, won’t do that no more.
I want to live and
die
By that Mississippi River shore!”
(I’ve wanted to sing that to you for the last eleven years!
I just couldn’t find the proper time to do it!)
The people of Louisiana are indeed a unique people –
culturally, geographically, and historically.
Until relatively
recent years we were separated by rivers and bayous which
allowed us to develop several distinct cultural identities.
As
the bridges and roads began to g
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