She was born outside of Memphis
Just north of Tupelo
Oh Lord, she's a Mississippi queen
And just like that big river
Oh Lord, she'll pull you under
She fights fire with gasoline
Well first time that I saw her
Down at the Whitewater
Dancing across those ancient hardwood floors
And you could tell she had a history
With the cigarettes and whiskey
And the boys that had a way with words
But I want to make that glorious mistake
Now she's got the kisses of a thousand angels
And the bite of a rattlesnake
Just like my first occurrence
With straight Kentucky bourbon
Oh Lord, she took my breath away
And when she called me darling
I started caterwhomping
Oh, I had nothing else to say
But I want to make that glorious mistake
Now she's got the kisses of a thousand angels
And the bite of a rattlesnake
And when she gets me all alone
She strikes the fear of Jesus
She sends that fear coursing through my blood
And when we hit the bedroom
It's always fire and brimstone
Yes I have been washed in the flood
But I want to make that glorious mistake
Now she's got the kisses of a thousand angels
And the bite of a rattlesnake
Now she's got the kisses of a thousand angels
And the bite of a rattlesnake