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 dreamlike destination
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Traveling by steamboat down the river to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
Arrival at the destination with a band and old friends
Old friends there to greet us
Reunion with familiar faces
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Describing a place where prestigious and proud people gather
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Referring to the destination as "Heaven on earth" known as Basin Street
Basin Street is the street
Highlighting Basin Street as the place to meet the best people
Where the best folks always meet
Reiteration of Basin Street's reputation
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Emphasizing New Orleans as a dreamland
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the difficulty in conveying the niceness of the place
Or just how much it really means
Underlining the profound meaning of Basin Street
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing joy at being in a place where one is warmly welcomed
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Appreciation for the free and dear welcome
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Desire to escape or forget the blues on Basin Street
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiteration of the significance of Basin Street
Is the street, mama
Confirmation that Basin Street is in New Orleans, the land of dreams
New Orleans, land of dreams
Final emphasis on New Orleans as a dreamland
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