nova orleans, 1999

Now, won' t you come along with me
To the Mississippi?
We' ll take a trip to the land of dreams
Roll down the river, down to New Orleans
Now, the bands 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

(basin street blues, spencer williams)