When I Take You Down to New Orleans
Experience Love's Journey Through New Orleans
Lyrics
I'm gonna take you to the airport in a limousine
I plan to chauffeur you to the airport in a limousine.
Wake up together in the land of dreams
We'll wake up together in a place of imagination and aspiration.
When I take you down to New Orleans
The destination is New Orleans for an exciting experience.
All the things Imma do with you
List of activities and experiences I have in mind for us.
We're gonna flit and flutter in that butterfly zoo
We'll engage in light and carefree activities like a butterfly zoo.
When I take you down to New Orleans
Reiteration of the plan to take you to New Orleans.
Sleep in late, then take on the day
We'll sleep in, then face the day's adventures.
At the Cafe du Monde we'll share a beignet
Visit Cafe du Monde to share a beignet, a pastry.
Hot chicory sip by sip
Enjoy chicory coffee slowly.
Imma lick the powdered sugar clean offa your lips
A playful description of savoring powdered sugar from your lips.
When I take you down to New Orleans
Reiteration of the plan to take you to New Orleans.
We're gonna check out the action down at Jackson Square
Exploring the vibrant life at Jackson Square.
Sazerac at Muriel's with the ghosts upstairs
Having a Sazerac cocktail at Muriel's, possibly a haunted location.
When I take you down to New Orleans
Reiteration of the plan to take you to New Orleans.
Over on Charles Street we can take a little stroll
Strolling on Charles Street and enjoying Zydeco music at Rock and Bowl.
Zydeco at the Rock and Bowl
Reiteration of the plan to take you to New Orleans.
When I take you down to New Orleans
Empty line with no explicit meaning.
We can follow a second line parade
Highlighting the frequency of parades in the city.
In the crescent city, there's one every day
Expressing a desire to catch Mardi Gras beads during a parade.
I wanna be there to catch some beads
Following the rhythm of the parade wherever it goes.
And follow that beat wherever it leads
Reiteration of the plan to take you to New Orleans.
When I take you down to New Orleans
Empty line with no explicit meaning.
At the Lafayette cemetery, we'll pray out loud
Sharing a moment of prayer at the cemetery.
You'll pull me close and cross my brow
A gesture of intimacy and connection during prayer.
Jesus and Mary and the Holy Ghost
Referencing religious figures in the context of a Mardi Gras float.
On the way to heaven on a mardi gras float
Imagining a journey towards heaven on a festive float.
When I take you down to New Orleans
Reiteration of the plan to take you to New Orleans.
We just might stay in for a while
Suggesting a possibility of staying in and creating a special story.
And make our own sweet story, Storyville Style
Doing so in a manner reminiscent of Storyville, a historic district in New Orleans.
Let's declare our love, sweet and true
Declaring love in a sweet and genuine way.
In Christ Church Cathedral I do, do you?
Mentioning Christ Church Cathedral as a symbolic location for commitment.
When i take you down
Reiteration of the plan to take you down to New Orleans.
When i take you down
-When I take you down to New Orleans
Final confirmation of the intention to take you down to New Orleans.
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