New Orleans Lyrics
The Blues Brothers Feat. Louisiana Gator Boys
Lyrics
I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a hey, a hey, hey, yeah
(I said a hey, a hey, hey, yeah)
A come on everybody take a trip with me, well
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
They got a honeysuckle growing on a honeysuckle vine
And love is a blooming there all the time
Well every southern belle is a Mississippi queen
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said a hey, hey, hey, yeah)
A come on take a stroll down to Basin street
Listen to the music with that Dixieland beat
Well the magnolia blossoms fill the air
Whoa, whoa, and you ain't been to heaven till you been down there
They got French moss hangin from a big oak tree
Get outta here Jimmy Vaughan take it!
I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said a hey, hey, hey, yeah)
Come on everybody take a trip with me
(whoo!)
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans, yeah, yeah.
With a honeysuckle hanging on a honeysuckle vine
Well love is blooming there all the time
Every southern belle is a Mississippi queen
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Come on take a stroll down to Basin street
Listen to the music with the dixieland beat, yeah
I say, the magnolia blossoms fill the air
And you ain't been to heaven if you ain't been there.
Honeysuckle hanging from a hollow tree
Down in Mississippi down in New Orleans
Well, I said Hey, hey, hey, yeah
(Hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a look out John, hey, yeah, yeah
(I said a look out John hey, yeah, yeah)
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Blues Brothers feat. Louisiana Gator Boys released their New Orleans song in 1978 on the album Briefcase Full of Blues.
It was written by Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Paul Shaffer and Elwood J. Blues and features the Louisiana Gator Boys as back-up singers. The lyrics to this classic blues tune pay homage to the great city of New Orleans with its catchy chorus “Oh yeah, down in N’awlins, that’s where it all began…”. The song has become a staple at live performances of The Blues Brothers Band and is one of the most popular tracks from the original movie soundtrack.