A popular song from 1928 Words and music by Spencer Williams
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Lyrics
Won’tcha come along with me
To the Mississippi?
We’ll take the boat to the lan’ of dreams
Steam down the river to New Orleans
The band’s there to meet us
Old friends to greet us
Where all the light and dark folks meet
This is Basin Street
Chorus
Basin street is the street
Where the elite always meet
In New Orleans, lan’ of dreams
You’ll never know how nice it seems
Or just how much it really means
Glad to be, yes, sir-ee
Where welcome’s free, dear to me
Where I can lose my Basin Street blues
Performance
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