Italian eyes in a warm summer night On the banks of the Mississippi I struggled to find all the words that were right My last night in New Orleans We danced in the crowd and my heart was a drum And my hands touched your delicate fingers The band playing loud with a carnival song My last night in New Orleans The night was long and the river was slow And the moon was a slice of orange The stars capsized in the water below My last night in New Orleans We danced in the crowd and my heart was a drum And my hands touched your delicate fingers The band playing loud with a carnival song My last night in New Orleans Ahh yeah Then you were gone The boat sailed away The moon crashed into the Earth And we weren't even there to enjoy the show So right now I'm in Tupelo I've got no place to call my home You're four hundred miles behind me now And every step down the road We grow further apart But your kiss made me miss something I never knew Never really knew you at all But I'll be back in time for carnival If you're somewhere in the crowd I'll be there It's the day after my last night In New Orleans Mm-hmm Say goodbye to New Orleans Say goodbye to New Orleans Say goodbye to New Orleans Say goodbye Say goodbye to New Orleans Say goodbye to New Orleans Say goodbye to New Orleans Say goodbye Don't you cry Just say goodbye To New Orleans