[Verse 1]
Hey, come on, everybody, take a trip with me
I'm goin' down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
Where the honeysuckle's growin' on a honeysuckle vine
And love is a-bloomin' there all the time
Boys, every Southern belle is a Mississippi queen
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said, look out, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(Look out! Hey, hey, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Well, come on, take a stroll down to Basin Street (Do, New Orleans)
And listen to some music with the Dixieland beat (Do, New Orleans)
Where love and laughter fills the air (Do, New Orleans)
Boys, if you ain't been to heaven, then you ain't been there (Do, New Orleans)
I said, every Southern belle is a Mississippi queen (Ah)
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans, hey!
[Saxophone Solo]
[Bridge]
Na, na na na na, na na na na na na na na na na, na na na na
Need all my friends to help me this time
(Na, na na na na, na na na na na na na na na na, na na na na)
[Verse 2]
Everybody, come on, take a trip down to Basin Street (Do, New Orleans)
And listen to some music with the Dixieland beat (Do, New Orleans)
I said, love and laughter will fill the air (Do, New Orleans)
Well, if you ain't been to heaven, then you ain't been there (Do, New Orleans)
I tell you, every Southern belle is a Mississippi queen (Ah)
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
[Outro]
Hey (Hey, come on, it's New Orleans)
I said, New Orleans (Hey, come on, it's New Orleans)
(Hey, come on, it's New Orleans)
Down the Mississippi to New Orleans (Hey, come on, it's New Orleans)
(Hey, come on, it's New Orleans)
Every Southern belle is a Mississippi queen (Hey, come on, it's New Orleans)
(Hey, come on, it's New Orleans)
I said, boys, let me tell you (Hey, come on)
New Orleans was written by Joseph Royster & Frank Guida.