BASIN STREET BLUES

WON'T YOU COME ALONG WITH ME,
TO THE MISSISSIPPI, WE'LL TAKE A BOAT TO THE LAND OF DREAMS
STRAIGHT DOWN THE RIVER DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS

THE BANDS THERE TO MEET US, FRIENDS THERE TO GREET US
WHERE ALL THE PROUD AND ELITE FOLKS MEET, HEAVEN ON EARTH THEY CALL IT BASIN
STREET

BASIN STREET, IS A STREET,
WHERE THE BEST FOLKS ALWAYS MEET IN NEW ORLEANS, LAND OF DREAMS
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HOW NICE IT SEEMS OR WHAT IT REALLY MEANS

GLAD TO BE, OH YESIREE, WHERE WELCOMES ME AND DEAR TO ME
WHERE I CAN LOSE MY BASIN STREET BLUES