Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take a boat to the land of dreams Steam down the river down to new Orleans The bands their to meet us Old friends their to greet us We'll see the place where the folks all meet Heaven on earth they call it basin street Basin street is the street where the elite will all ways meet Oh, you'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means Glad to be, yes sir re, we're welcomes free dear to me where I can loose my basin street blues Basin street is where we'll always meet You've got to go there to meet the elite New Orleans land of dreams. if you know what I mean Glad to be yes sir re where welcomes free dear to me where I can lose My basin street blues My basin street ... blues