Basin Street Blues
Journey to New Orleans Dreams: Basin Street Blues Meaning
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
Desire to reach a dreamlike destination
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Traveling by boat down the river to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
Anticipation of a musical welcome
Old friends there to greet us
Expectation of meeting old friends
Where all the proud and elite folks meet
Reference to a place where prestigious people gather
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street
Description of Basin Street as a heavenly place on earth
Basin Street is the street
Identification of Basin Street as a significant location
Where the best folks always meet
Emphasis on the street where the best people meet
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Linking Basin Street to New Orleans, a dreamy place
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Expressing the pleasantness of the location
Or just how much it really means
Highlighting the profound significance of the place
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing joy and contentment
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Emphasizing the warmth of welcome
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Desire to overcome the blues on Basin Street
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiteration of the importance of Basin Street
Is the street, mama
Further emphasis on Basin Street as a significant location
New Orleans, land of dreams
Reaffirmation of New Orleans as a dreamy place
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