Basin Street Blues
Discover the Soulful Journey to New Orleans in Ray Anthony's Basin Street Blues
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation to accompany the speaker
To the Mississippi
Reference to the Mississippi River as the destination
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Expresses a journey towards a utopian place
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Describes the method of travel and destination (New Orleans)
The band's there to meet us
Anticipation of a musical performance upon arrival
Old friends there to greet us
Expectation of meeting familiar individuals
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Refers to a social gathering place for affluent people
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Portrays Basin Street as a heavenly location
Basin Street is the street
Identification of Basin Street
Where the best folks always meet
Emphasizes the elite nature of the street
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Highlights New Orleans as an idealistic place
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expresses the speaker's inability to convey its pleasantness
Or just how much it really means
Emphasizes the depth of emotional significance
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expresses contentment
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Values the feeling of being welcomed
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Desire to escape or forget one's troubles in Basin Street
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Repetition and emphasis on Basin Street
Is the street, mama
Reiterates the association of Basin Street with New Orleans
New Orleans, land of dreams
Renews the portrayal of New Orleans as a dreamlike place
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