Basin Street Blues
Journey to Dreams: Exploring the Soulful Story of Basin Street Blues
Lyrics
Won't you come along with me
Invitation to join the speaker on a journey
To the Mississippi
Reference to the Mississippi River
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Expressing a plan to reach a dreamlike destination by boat
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans
Describing the journey downstream to New Orleans
The band's there to meet us
Anticipation of a welcoming reception
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
Basin Street is the street
Identification of Basin Street as the central location
Where the best folks always meet
Emphasis on it being a meeting place for the best individuals
In New Orleans, land of dreams
Highlighting 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
Indicating the significance of the experience
Glad to be, oh yes-sirree
Expressing happiness and contentment
Where welcome's free and dear to me
Emphasizing the value of a warm welcome
Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues
Desire to escape or overcome the blues on Basin Street
Basin Street, oh Basin Street
Reiteration of Basin Street as a central location
Is the street, mama
Emphasizing the importance of Basin Street in the speaker's life
New Orleans, land of dreams
Reiterating New Orleans as a dreamlike place
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