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 the white and dark folk 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