See I got me a cab by the side of the road Then I'm new in town, where should I go Downtown is the place to speak The music's gon' be playing till quarter to three When you'll see people hanging around You'll see who put the down in downtown Ain't no need to worry They gonna play it down and dirty My friends all told me about this band they had seen At this little old place down in New Orleans You gotta go downtown by the riverside The joy's gonna be jumping out to about quarter to five Well, you'll see people hanging around You'll see who put the down in downtown There's no need to worry, baby, no, no, no Play it down and dirty When you'll see people hanging around You'll see who put the down in downtown Don't you worry 'bout a thing, no, no, no They gon' make it jump this way