Basin Street Blues
Journey to Dreams: Basin Street's Melodic Odyssey
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation to join the speaker on a journey.
To the Mississippi
Heading towards the Mississippi River.
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Planning to take a boat to a dreamland.
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Traveling by steamboat down the river to New Orleans.
The band's there to meet us
Upon arrival, a band and old friends will be there.
Old friends there to greet us
Anticipation of warm greetings from old friends.
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Refers to a place where proud and elite individuals gather.
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Describes New Orleans as a heavenly place, specifically Basin Street.
Basin Street is the street
Basin Street is emphasized as a significant location.
Where the best folks always meet
Highlighting Basin Street as the meeting place for the best people.
In New Orleans, land of dreams
New Orleans is portrayed as a dreamland.
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the inability to fully grasp the pleasantness of the place.
Or just how much it really means
Emphasizing the significance of the experience.
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing happiness and contentment.
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Appreciating the warmth of welcome in Basin Street.
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Referring to the possibility of forgetting one's troubles on Basin Street.
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Repetition and emphasis on Basin Street.
Is the street, mama
Reiterating that Basin Street is in New Orleans, the dreamland.
New Orleans, land of dreams
Final confirmation of Basin Street's association with New Orleans.
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