"New Orleans", by Gary US Bonds - 1960

Transcribed by Gary Wahlgren
San Diego, CA 

[E] I said-a hey, hey, hey, yeah  (I said hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said-a hey..., a-hey, hey, yeah  (I said hey..., a-hey, hey, yeah)

[E] Well come on everybody take a trip with me [E riff]
Well down the Mississippi down to New Orleans[E riff]                                                                                 
They have a [A]honeysuckle growing on a honeysuckle vine[A riff]
[E]And love is a-blooming there all the time[E riff]                                                 
You know [B]every southern belle is the Mississippi Queen
[A]Down the Mississippi down in New Orleans

[E]I said hey, hey, hey, yeah  (I said hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a-hey, hey, hey, yeah  (I said hey, hey, hey, yeah)


[E]Well, come on take a stroll down to Basin Street[E riff]
And listen to the music with the Dixieland beat[E riff]
Where the A]magnolia blossoms, fill the air[A riff]
[E]You ain't been to heaven till you've been down there[E riff]                                                                       
The got [B]rich moss hanging from a big oak tree
[A]Down the Mississippi down in New Orleans


[E]I said hey, hey, hey, yeah  (I said hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said look out child.., hey, hey, yeah  (I said look out child.., hey, hey, yeah)


Repeat Verse 1


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