I said a hey, hey, hey yeah I said a hey, hey, hey yeah Well come on everybody take a trip with me Well down the Mississippi down to New Orleans The Honey Suckle's bloomin' on the Honey Suckle vine And love is a blooming there all the time You know every Southern Bell is a Mississippi Queen Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
I said a hey, hey, hey yeah I said a hey, hey, hey yeah Well come on everybody take a trip with me Well down the Mississippi down to New Orleans Oh well the magnolia blossom fills the air If you ain't been to heaven then you ain't been there You got French Moss growing from big oak tree Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
I said a hey, hey, hey yeah I said look out child yeah, yeah, yeah I said a hey, hey, hey yeah I said hey