Basin Street Blues
Journey to Dreams: Exploring Basin Street Blues' Soulful Tale
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation to accompany the speaker
To the Mississippi
Heading to the Mississippi River
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Planning a journey on a boat to a dreamlike destination
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Navigating down the river to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
Anticipation of a welcoming reception by a band
Old friends there to greet us
Expectation of meeting old friends
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Description of the social gathering place where proud and elite individuals meet
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Referring to New Orleans as "Heaven on earth" and specifically mentioning Basin Street
Basin Street is the street
Identifying Basin Street as the location
Where the best folks always meet
Highlighting Basin Street as the preferred meeting place for the best people
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Emphasizing New Orleans as a dreamland
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the pleasantness of the experience
Or just how much it really means
Reflecting on the significance of the experience
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing happiness and contentment
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Describing the warmth of a welcoming atmosphere
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Indicating a place to forget or overcome the blues
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiterating the significance of Basin Street in New Orleans
Is the street, mama
Confirming Basin Street as the street in New Orleans
New Orleans, land of dreams
Reaffirming New Orleans as a dreamland
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