Basin Street Blues
Journey to the Soulful Oasis: Basin Street Dreams Unveiled
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation for someone to join the speaker on a journey
To the Mississippi
Refers to the Mississippi River as the destination
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Expresses the plan to travel by boat to a dreamlike place
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Describes the journey down the river to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
Highlights the anticipation of meeting a band and old friends
Old friends there to greet us
Emphasizes the warmth of reunion with old acquaintances
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Refers to a place where distinguished and proud people gather
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Describes New Orleans' Basin Street as a heavenly place on earth
Basin Street is the street
Identifies Basin Street as a significant meeting place
Where the best folks always meet
Emphasizes that the best people always gather on Basin Street
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Portrays New Orleans as a land of dreams
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expresses the speaker's inability to fully convey the pleasantness
Or just how much it really means
Emphasizes the significance of Basin Street that cannot be fully expressed
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expresses happiness and contentment to be in a welcoming place
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Describes the warmth and value of the welcoming atmosphere
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Expresses a desire to forget troubles while on Basin Street
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiteration of the significance of Basin Street in New Orleans
Is the street, mama
Describes Basin Street as the speaker's street in New Orleans
New Orleans, land of dreams
Reaffirms New Orleans as a land of dreams
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