Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Words/music-Henry Creamer
J. Turner Layton, 1922
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Way down yonder in New Orleans
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In the land of dreamy queens,
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There's a garden of Eden,
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that's what I mean.
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Creole babies with flashing eyes
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Softly whisp'ring with tender sighs--
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"Stop! Won't you give your
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lady fair a little smile?
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Stop! You bet your life you'll
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linger there a little while."
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There is Heaven right here on earth
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With those beautiful queens,
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Way down yonder in New Orleans.