Basin Street Blues
Journey to New Orleans: Exploring Dreams Along Basin Street
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation to accompany the speaker
To the Mississippi
Reference to the Mississippi River
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Plan to travel by boat to a dreamlike destination
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Desire to steam down the river to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
A welcoming band and old friends at the destination
Old friends there to greet us
Anticipation of meeting old acquaintances
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Reference to a place where prestigious individuals gather
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Describing Basin Street as a heavenly place on earth
Basin Street is the street
Basin Street identified as the meeting place for the best people
Where the best folks always meet
Emphasizing the elite nature of those who gather on Basin Street
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Acknowledging New Orleans as a dreamland
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the beauty and pleasantness of Basin Street
Or just how much it really means
Highlighting the significance and joy of the experience
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing happiness and contentment
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Appreciation for a warm and welcoming atmosphere
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Desire to let go of the sadness or troubles associated with Basin Street
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiteration of Basin Street as a significant place
Is the street, mama
Further emphasis on Basin Street being in New Orleans
New Orleans, land of dreams
Reiteration of New Orleans as a dreamland
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