Lyrics:

'St. Louis Blues Soundtrack - B'

Won't you come along with me
To the Mississippi
We'll take a boat to the land of dreams
Steam down the river, down to New Orleans

The band's there to meet us
Old friends to greet us
Where all the light and the dark folks meet
Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street

Ooh, Basin Street is the street
Where the elite always meet
In New Orleans, land 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