On the water down in New Orleans,

My baby's the pearl of the quarter

She's a charmer like you never seen,

Singing voulez, voulez, voulez, vous?

Where the sailor spends his hard earned pay,

Red beans and rice for a quarter

You can see her almost any day

Singing voulez, voulez, voulez, vous?



And if you hear from my Louise,

Won't you tell her I say hello

Please make it clear when her day is done

She got a place to go



I walked alone down the Miracle Mile;

I met my baby by the shrine of the martyr

She stole my heart with her Cajun smile,

Singing voulez, voulez, voulez, vous?

She loved the million dollar words I say;

She loved the candy and the flowers I bought her

She said she loved me anad was on her way

Singing voulez, voulez, voulez, vous?



And if you hear from my Louise,

Won't you tell her I love her so

Please make it clear when her day is done

She got a place to go