Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take the boat to the land of dreams Deep down the river, down to New Orleans The band's there to meet us Old friends to greet us Where all the dark and the light folks meet This is Basin Street Basin Street is the street Where dark and light always meet In New Orleans the land of dreams You'll never know how nice it seems Or just how much it really means Glad to be oh yessiree Where welcome's free, dear to me Where I can lose My Basin Street blues Ain't you glad you came with me Along the Mississippi You saw the place where all folks meet Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street