Won't you come and go with me

Down that mississippi

We'll take a boat to the land of dreams

Come along with me on, down to new orleans



Now the band's there to greet us

Old friends will meet us

Where all them folks goin to the st. louis cemetary meet

Heaven on earth.... they call it basin street



I'm tellin' ya, basin street...... is the street

Where all them characters from the first street they meet

New orleans..... land of dreams

You'll never miss them rice and beans

Way down south in new orleans



They'll be huggin'.... and a kissin'

That's what i been missin'

And all that music....lord, if you just listen'

New orleans....i got them basin street blues



(instrumental break)



Now ain't you glad you went with me

On down that mississippi

We took a boat to the land of dreams

Heaven on earth...they call it basin street


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