Intro
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VERSE 1
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In the South Land there's a city way down the river
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Where the women are very pretty and all the men deliver
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They got music 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
CHORUS
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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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VERSE 2
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We got magic, good and bad Make you happy or make you real sad
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Get everything you want, lose what you had 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
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