Well it hardly ever snows in Mississippi And It ain't ever white at Christmas time We don't go riding thru the snow in a one horse open sleigh And we don't listen to the sleigh bells chime And we ain't got big city decorations We ain't got the tallest Christmas tree But if good old fashioned country folks is what you're looking for You better come on down and spend some time with me 'Cause the holly's in the window and the frost is on the vine God is in His heaven and everythings just fine And all our friends are droppin' by or callin on the phone Grandma made a pumkin pie and the familys all at home So if you come on down to Mississippi You ain't ever gonna wanna leave Cause there ain't no place this side of heaven like my country home On a good old Mississippi Christmas Eve 'Cause the holly's in the window and the frost is on the vine God is in His heaven and everythings just fine And all our friends are droppin' by or callin on the phone Grandma made a pumkin pie and the familys all at home Now if you come on down to Mississippi You won't never ever wanna leave 'Cause there ain't no place this side of heaven - like my country home 'Cause there ain't no place this side of heaven – that I've ever known 'And a good old Mississippi Christmas eve