Take me down to the river bend
Voodoo magic gonna cure my head
Only down in New Orleans
Be anything that you wanna be
Garden District to Vieux Carre
File gumbo to etouffee
Take me down to New Orleans
Living easy is a way of life
Crescent City gonna treat you right
Turning loose on Mardi Gras day
Hear that jock-a-mo fee-na-ne
Drinking smoking and feeling fine
Come on join in that second line
Take me down to New Orleans
So put a glide in your stride
And come down with me
Take your queen to the scene
Where the streets never sleep
In the summer spring winter or in the fall
You got to go to the city where they have it all
And you might just decide to never leave
Once you get a taste of New Orleans
If you're having fun say yeah you right
Tipitina's gonna rock tonight
Neville Brothers, Ernie K-Doe
Irma Thomas, Fats Domino
Allen Toussaint, Bartholomew
Dr. John and Booker, too
Take me down to New Orleans
So put a glide in your stride
And come down with me
Take your queen to the scene
Where the streets never sleep
In the summer spring winter or in the fall
You got to go to the city where they have it all
And you might just decide to never leave
Once you get a taste of New Orleans
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
And you might just decide to never leave
Once you get a taste of New Orleans
So put a glide in your stride
And come down with me
Take your queen to the scene
Where the streets never sleep
In the summer spring winter or in the fall
You got to go to the city where they have it all
And you might just decide to never leave
Once you get a taste of New Orleans
You might just decide to never leave
Once you get a taste of New Orleans