down in new orleans

i've got a real wild hair

it's bound to take me there

to the place i go when i get wild

and i've got 1/2 a mind

to drive to new orleans and kill some time

meet a cajun girl i can't understand

and if that whiskey's at the bar

and a refill ain't too far

i'll be on cloud 9 just after 10

buying drinks for everyone

and a good night has begun

everyone will love me instantly

when i'm down in new orleans

down in new orleans

somebody told me if i wanna do it right

the french quarter's getting crazy tonight

nobody's ever seen it quite this way

so i grab my drink and i go for a stroll

where i'm headed

man

nobody knows

i'll probably end up back at the same old place

and if that whiskey's at the bar

and a refill ain't too far

i'll be on cloud 9 just after 10

buying drinks for everyone

and a good night has begun

everyone will love me instantly

when i'm down in new orleans

down in new orleans

manger

grab a plate and eat some cajun chicken

shrimp and some gumbo

come and see what you're missing

take a load off

man then you're living down in new orleans

manger

grab a plate and eat some cajun chicken

shrimp and some gumbo

come and see what you're missing

take a load off

man then you're living down in new orleans

and if that whiskey's at the bar

and a refill ain't too far

i'll be on cloud 9 just after 10

buying drinks for everyone

and a good night has begun

everyone will love me instantly

when i'm down and drinking

whiskey's at the bar

and a refill ain't too far

i'll be on cloud 9 just after 10

buying drinks for everyone

and a good night has begun

everyone will love me instantly

when i'm down in new orleans

when i'm down in new orleans

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