Basin Street Blues
Journey to Basin Street: Unveiling the Dreams Along the Mississippi
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
Expresses a journey to a dreamlike destination
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Describes traveling by boat to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
Anticipation of a welcoming band
Old friends there to greet us
Expectation of meeting old friends
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Reference to an area where affluent people gather
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Describes Basin Street as a heavenly place on earth
Basin Street is the street
Identification of 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
Emphasizes New Orleans as a dreamland
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expresses the difficulty in fully appreciating the experience
Or just how much it really means
Stresses the profound significance of the experience
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing joy and contentment
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Describes the warmth of the welcome
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Desire to forget troubles in Basin Street
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiteration of the importance of Basin Street
Is the street, mama
Further emphasizing Basin Street's significance
New Orleans, land of dreams
Reiteration of New Orleans as a dreamland
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