In the land of dreamy scenes,
There's the Garden of Eden,
Creole babies with flashing eyes,
Softly whisper with tender sighs,
Hey, stop, won't you give your
There's heaven right here on earth
with those beautiful queens
Down yonder in New Orleans
Way down yonder in New Orleans,
man, you should have made
Down on Boydburn and Rampart,
had an embouchure that was tops.
You should have heard old Satchmo play,
his chicks would leave their bones
to come an d stand around the band.
It was heaven right here on earth
with those beautiful queens.
I went down, down to the end of the road
Orange blossoms, sweet aroma
And the strains of La Paloma
Seemed to put you into a coma
When those sad men would play
We would dig the cot ton that's empty
that's a plenty until the break of day
Jambalaya, black eyed peas,
waftin' out on the evening breeze
Let's not waste any of this.
You should have seen these minstrel men
Man, you talk about your lemonade,
It was heaven right here on earth
Way down yonder in New Orleans.