I said, a-hey-hey-hey-yeah
(I said a-hey-hey-hey-yeah)
I said, a-hey, a-hey-hey-yeah
(Said, a-hey, a-hey-hey-yeah)

Well, come on ev'rybody Take a trip with me
Well, down the Mississippi Down to New Orleans

They got the honeysuckle bloomin' On the honeysuckle vine
And a-love is a-bloomin' there All-a the time

You know ev'ry Southern Belle Is a Mississippi Queen
Down the Mississippi Down in New Orleans

I said, a-hey-hey-hey-yeah. . .

Well, come on take a stroll Down to Basin Street
Yeah, listen to the music With the dixieland beat

A-where the magnolia blossoms Fill the air
Yeah, an if you ain't been to heaven Then you ain't been there

They got the French moss Hangin' from a big oak tree
Down the Mississippi Down in New Orleans

I said, a-hey-hey-hey-yeah