[Verse 1]
Take me, take me
To the city beneath the sea
The river will wrap around me
And the music will let me be
You can find me on the neutral ground
On the corner of fleur-de-lis
Please, somebody won't you take me
To the city beneath the sea?
New Orleans

[Verse 2]
Take me, take me
Where the night outshines the day
You can hear the tap of soda caps
And smell the Éttouffée
You can fais do do with Jacamo
Or fi na ne 'til three, yeah
Please, somebody won't you take me
To the city beneath the sea?

[Bridge]
How, how long
Can I stay away?
How, how long
Can I stay away?
[Verse 3]
Take me, take me
To the Meters and the Mardi Gras
They bet you where you got your shoes
And they eat their oysters raw
Pork Chops dances all night long
But he won't dance for free
Please, somebody won't you take me
To the city beneath the sea?

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
How, how long
Can I stay away?
How, how long
Can I stay away?

[Verse 3]
Take me, take me
To the Meters and the Mardi Gras
They bet you where you got your shoes
And they eat their oysters raw
Pork Chops dances all night long
But he won't dance for free
Please, somebody won't you take me
To the city beneath the sea?
[Outro]
Please, somebody won't you take me
To the city beneath the sea?