Basin Street Blues
Journey to the Heart of New Orleans: Basin Street Blues Unveiled
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation to join on a journey
To the Mississippi
Destination mentioned (Mississippi)
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Desire to reach a dreamland by boat
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Traveling down the river to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
Awaiting reception from a band
Old friends there to greet us
Expecting to meet old friends
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Describing the meeting place for proud and elite individuals
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Referring to New Orleans as "Heaven on earth"
Basin Street is the street
Identifying Basin Street as a significant location
Where the best folks always meet
Highlighting it as a meeting place for the best people
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Reiterating New Orleans as a dreamland
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the pleasantness of the experience
Or just how much it really means
Emphasizing the significance of the experience
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing happiness to be there
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Highlighting the warmth of the welcome
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Desire to escape or forget the "Basin Street Blues"
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Repeating the significance of Basin Street
Is the street, mama
Reaffirming Basin Street as a key location
New Orleans, land of dreams
Restating New Orleans as a dreamland
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