Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
And miss it each night and day
I know I'm not wrong the feeling's gettin' stronger
The longer I stay away
Miss the moss covered vines the tall sugar pines
Where mockin' birds used to sing
And I'd like to see the lazy Mississippi a-hurryin' into spring

Oh the Mardi Gras, the memories,
of Creoles' tunes that fill the air
I dream of oleanders in June and soon I'm wishin' that I were there

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
When that's where you left your heart
And there's something more; I miss the one I care for
More than I miss New Orleans