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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