Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song New Orleans, artist - Emmylou Harris. Date of issue: 21.04.2011
Song language: English
New Orleans |
| My Lord how the rains came down |
| The waters made a mighty sound |
| When the levees broke that day |
| Washin' all those souls away |
| The whole world stood to watch us drown |
| But we took it to a higher ground |
| It takes more than a hurricane |
| To empty out the Pontchartrain |
| Long ago we broke the chains |
| In New Orleans New Orleans |
| When Brother Bill and Sister Nell |
| Are singing like a ringing bell |
| Then you’ll know all is well |
| In New Orleans New Orleans |
| Bring it all, fire and flood |
| Fill the rivers up with mud |
| To cut and run ain’t in our blood |
| We are New Orleans |
| So baby let the life roll on |
| The blues were made to make us strong |
| We’re walkin' in a brighter day |
| Nothin' can get in our way |
| The whole world stood to watch us drown |
| But we took it to a higher ground |