New Orleans New Orleans I hear you calling me New Orleans New Orleans That's where I'm gonna be I'm homeward-bound No fooling 'round I wanna be with ma and pa I'll be staying put I won't lift a foot From the home of Mardi Gras New Orleans New Orleans That's where I'll settle down New Orleans New Orleans That Dixie-loving town 'Cause my chips are stacked And now my grips are packed So I can't help blowing my horn But New Orleans New Orleans Place where I was born Pariz Alley Jackson square Nothing like it anywhere Those dreamy bayous Rest ye soul Within the sight of the shiver ball Long green rice and big red beans All-French market fresh cart greens On bourbon street you get your money's worth It's the best old town on earth New Orleans New Orleans That's where we'll settle down New Orleans New Orleans That Dixie-loving town 'Cause my chips are stacked And now my grips are packed So I can't help blowing my horn But New Orleans New Orleans The place where I was born The place where I was born New Orleans