Basin Street Blues
Journey to Dreams: Basin Street Blues Unveiled
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Expressing an invitation for someone to join the speaker on a journey.
To the Mississippi
Referring to the Mississippi River as the destination of the journey.
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Describing a plan to take a boat to a place associated with dreams.
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Suggesting a steamboat trip down the river towards New Orleans.
The band's there to meet us
Anticipating the presence of a band and old friends to welcome them.
Old friends there to greet us
Highlighting the expectation of meeting familiar faces in New Orleans.
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Describing Basin Street as a gathering place for the proud and elite.
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Referring to Basin Street as a heavenly place on earth.
Basin Street is the street
Identifying Basin Street as a significant location where the best people meet.
Where the best folks always meet
Emphasizing that Basin Street is a meeting place for the elite.
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Highlighting New Orleans as a dreamlike location.
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the inability to fully comprehend the pleasantness of the experience.
Or just how much it really means
Stressing the profound significance of the experience in New Orleans.
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing joy and contentment to be in a place where welcome is freely given.
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Emphasizing the value and warmth of the welcome received in Basin Street.
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Expressing a desire to leave behind any sadness or blues in Basin Street.
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiterating the significance of Basin Street in New Orleans.
Is the street, mama
Confirming that Basin Street is a vital street in the context of the speaker's experiences.
New Orleans, land of dreams
Reaffirming New Orleans as a land of dreams, concluding the lyrical journey.
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