Basin Street Blues
Journey to the Land of Dreams: Basin Street Blues Revelry
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation to join the speaker on a journey
To the Mississippi
Reference to the Mississippi River
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Expressing the intention to travel to a dreamlike destination by boat
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Specifically heading to New Orleans by steamboat
The band's there to meet us
Anticipation of a band and old friends at the destination
Old friends there to greet us
Expecting warm greetings from familiar faces
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Describing a place where proud and elite individuals gather
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Referring to New Orleans' Basin Street as "Heaven on earth"
Basin Street is the street
Identifying Basin Street as the meeting place for the best people
Where the best folks always meet
Emphasizing the consistent gathering of esteemed individuals on Basin Street
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Highlighting New Orleans as a dreamland
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the difficulty in conveying the pleasantness of Basin Street
Or just how much it really means
Emphasizing the significance of Basin Street
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing contentment to be in a welcoming place
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Emphasizing the value of hospitality in Basin Street
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Desire to forget or overcome the melancholy associated with Basin Street
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiteration and emphasis on Basin Street as a significant location
Is the street, mama
Stating Basin Street's location in New Orleans, the dreamland
New Orleans, land of dreams
Reaffirming New Orleans as a land of dreams
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