| In the South Land there’s a city
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| Way down on the river
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| Where the women are very pretty
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| And all the men deliver
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| They got music
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| It’s always playin'
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| Start in the day time, go all through the night
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| When you hear that music playin'
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| Hear what I’m saying, it make you feel alright
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| Grab somebody, come on down
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| Bring your paintbrush, we’re paintin' the town
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| Honey, there’s some sweetness goin' 'round
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| Catch it down in New Orleans
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| We got magic, good and bad
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| Make you happy or make you real sad
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| Get everything you want, lose what you had
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| Down here in New Orleans
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| Hey partner, don’t be shy
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| Come on down here and give us a try
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| You wanna do some livin' before you die
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| Do it down in New Orleans
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| Stately homes and mansions
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| Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
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| Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
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| Dreams do come true in New Orleans |