M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I

The song M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I was written by Bert Hanlon and Ben Ryan, with music by Harry Tierney. It was written by Ben Ryan for Frances White, who introduced it in the Florenz Ziegfeld revue Midnight Frolics in 1916. It was used again two years later in a revue, Hitchy-Koo.

The inspiration for the song probably did not result from the difficulty of spelling the name of the river and the state, but rather from the fun of saying "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I." As a result of the song's popularity, almost everybody can spell Mississippi correctly.

Ada Jones

Singles	"Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" "Shine On, Harvest Moon" "The Yama Yama Man" "My Pony Boy" "I've Got Rings On My Fingers" "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" "Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine" "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" "By the Beautiful Sea" "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" "Some Sunday Morning"

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