Down South in New Orleans

We're gonna bring out another friend of ours now

To do this tune with

Mac; Bobby

Charles Great, great, great song writer,

Bobby Charles [Robertson:]

He wrote “

See Ya Later

Alligator”

Down south in

New Orleans,

The prettiest girls

I've ever seen.

Sparkling eyes, lips so sweet, we make love to the

Rumba beat.

Ship's at anchor, my suitcase packed,

Got a one way ticket, ain't comin' back.

Life's a pleasure, and love's a dream,

Down south in

New Orleans.

My dark eyed baby,

I'm on my way,

Back into your arms to stay.

I'm tired of work,

I wanna play.

I'll make sweet love to you night and day.

Down south in

New Orleans,

The prettiest girls

I've ever seen.

Sparkling eyes, lips so sweet, we make love to the

Rumba beat.

Ship's at anchor, my suitcase packed,

I got a one way ticket, ain't comin' back.

Life's a pleasure, love's a dream,

Down south in

New Orleans.

I want to get too loose, on

Toulose Street,

I wanna kiss all the

Creole girls

I see. Drink all day, dance all night.

Do it wrong, 'til

I do it right.

Down south in

New Orleans,

The prettiest girls

I've ever seen.

Sparkling eyes, lips so sweet, we make love to the

Rumba beat.

Ship's at anchor, my suitcase packed,

Got a one way ticket, ain't comin' back.

Life's a pleasure, love's a dream,

Down south in

New Orleans. [Robertson:]

Mac Rebennack and

Bobby Charles.