Mississippi Quotes and Sayings

I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start playing gospel songs.

Corners • Hometown • Indianola • Mississippi • Play • Playing • Songs • Start • Street

Growing up on the plantation there in Mississippi, I would work Monday through Saturday noon. I'd go to town on Saturday afternoons, sit on the street corner, and I'd sing and play.

Corner • Growing • Growing Up • Mississippi • Monday • Plantation • Play • Saturday • Saturday Afternoons • Sit • Town • Work

Back when we was in school in Mississippi, we had Little Black Sambo. That's what you learned: Anytime something was not good, or anytime something was bad in some kinda way, it had to be called black. Like, you had Black Monday, Black Friday, black sheep… Of course, everything else, all the good stuff, is white. White Christmas and such.

Anytime Something • Bad • Black • Black Monday • Christmas • Course Everything • Friday • Good • Good Stuff • Kinda Way • Little Black Sambo • Mississippi • Monday • School • Sheep • White