Basin Street Blues
Journey to the Heart of Dreams: Basin Street Blues Unveiled
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation to accompany the speaker
To the Mississippi
Reference to the Mississippi River
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Expressing a journey to the idealized "land of dreams"
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Describing the travel method (by boat) to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
Anticipation of a musical reception upon arrival
Old friends there to greet us
Expectation of meeting old friends
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Reference to a place where distinguished people gather
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Describing New Orleans as a heavenly place, specifically Basin Street
Basin Street is the street
Identification of Basin Street as a significant location
Where the best folks always meet
Emphasizing that the best people gather on Basin Street
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Highlighting New Orleans as a dreamlike place
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the beauty of Basin Street
Or just how much it really means
Emphasizing the significance and pleasantness of the experience
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing happiness and contentment
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Appreciation for the warmth of welcome in Basin Street
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Indicating a place where the speaker can forget his "Basin Street Blues"
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiteration of the significance of Basin Street
Is the street, mama
Further emphasis on Basin Street in relation to New Orleans
New Orleans, land of dreams
Restating New Orleans as a dreamlike destination
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