Won't you come along with me
To the Mississippi
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
All the band's there to meet us
Old friends there to greet us
Where all the smart and right folks meet
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Basin Street is the street
Where the elites always meet
In New Orleans, land of dreams
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Or just how much it really means
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Where welcome's free dear to me
Where I can lose my Basin Street Blues
Won't you come along with me
To the Mississippi
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans