The Cordelia Brown Club
Mississippi Lady
Written by - Jim Croce
With just a sleeping bag and an old guitar I left the band in New Orleans I did some time with the bottle, some with the river queens I never thought I would meet a girl Who could turn my head around Till I met that Mississippi Lady in sleepy Gulfport town, she was a Chorus: Mississippi Lady My lovin' Gulfport gal She taught me how to love And she really loved me well She took me up to heaven Then she brought me down That Mississippi Lady, Sweet Cordelia Brown Hot July in Gulfport And I was working in the bars And she was working on the street With the rest of the evening stars She said, I never met a guy Who could turn my head around And that's really sayin' something For Sweet Cordelia Brown She was a Chorus Now I'm back in New York City Playin' in a band But my mind's on Mississippi Is it hard to understand I never thought I would meet a girl Who could bring me that far down Like the girl I met in Gulfport Sweet Cordelia Brown She was a Chorus That Mississippi Lady, Sweet Cordelia Brown
Christmastime brings two very lonely people closer together and shows them that physical features are not as important as the person inside.
The beautiful and magical surroundings of Rome at Christmastime could not take away the ugly duckling feeling that Cordelia Brown lives with. Even leaving the constant reminder of her three beautiful sisters back home in Chicago doesn’t help. With depression surrounding her, Cordelia takes her tears into a little church to pray for a dream when the scarred man from the back pew hands her his handkerchief. Finding comfort in the man’s presence, Cordelia agrees to go with him to the Christmas Fair.
Frank McCarthy knows he is a deformed freak. He doesn’t much like people but something about Cordelia pulls at him. The more time he spends with her, the more alive he begins to feel. Cordelia has strong feelings for Frank too, but she wishes she could get him to talk more about his past and the demons that haunt him. Will the past haunt what future Cordelia and Frank may have together?
Cordelia Brown lyricsOh, Cordelia Brown, although' you never tell,
Oh, Cordelia Brown, still I know your secret well
Yes you fell in love with Ned
And when he left, your head turned red
And right well you know,
That what I say is true
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
You say you come out in the sunshine
With nothing on your head
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, yes I've been far and wide
Now I'm telling you, every girl wants to be a bride
So I know what happen to you
And please strike me down if it isn't true
He said he never would wed,
And that when your head turned red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
You say you come out in the sunshine
With nothing on your head
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, Saw you waiting' at the train,
Yes, he's gone away, might never return again
Now miss Brown may I confess,
I've yearned this long for your caress
Since your head so red
I think I'll marry Mabel instead
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red
You say you come out in the sunshine
With nothing on your head
Oh, Cordelia Brown, what make your head so red