I know that there’s something in life that I haven’t got
As long as I’m living away from my favourite spot
I know of a city where you and I gotta go
It’s always a party and the seafood prices are low

Oh that city has called to me and I gotta respond
Because I ain’t nothing like eating beignets hanging in the Café du Monde
Get your boogie on Jackson Square and go on Bourbon Street
And then go down to the Sixth Ward and dance to the funky beat

’Cause I gotta be in New Orleans where the brass bands play
I’ll have some fill-in gumbo and some étouffée
I feel the Crescent City calling me today
Because there ain’t no doubt my heart and soul lives in New Orleans

If ever you’re longing to see the other side
Then fasten your seatbelt, sit back and enjoy the ride
A city is waiting, like nothing you’ve seen before
So take it all in then keep coming on back for more

Hear the music that fills the streets, it’s a wonderful sound
And see the smiles on the faces of everybody around
Rebirth plays at the Maple Leaf, Donna’s got the Hot 8
And New Birth at Joe’s Cozy Corner, oh Lord I can hardly wait

’Cause I gotta be in New Orleans where the brass bands play
I’ll have some fill-in gumbo and some étouffée
I feel the Crescent City calling me today
Because there ain’t no doubt my heart and soul lives in New Orleans

It lives in New Orleans yeah
Come on walking on Jackson Square my darling
Come take a walk with me
We’ll take a stroll down Claiborne Street in the morning
Down in New Orleans