I said "hey hey hey hey yeah" (I said "hey hey hey hey yeah") I said "hey hey hey yeah" (I said "hey hey hey yeah") Oh c'mon everybody, take a trip with me Well, down the mississippi down in new orleans They got honeysuckle growing on the honeysuckle vine And love is a-blooming there all the time Well, every southern belle is a mississippi queen Down the mississippi, down to new orleans I said "hey hey hey hey yeah" (I said "hey hey hey hey yeah") I said "hey hey hey yeah" (I said "hey hey hey yeah") C'mon, take a stroll down to basin street Listen to the music with the dixieland beat Well the magnolia blossoms fill the air Well, well, you ain't been to heaven till you been down there They got ? hanging from the big oak trees Get outta here, tell me 'bout it, I tell ya I said "hey hey hey yeah" (I said "hey hey hey yeah") I said "hey hey hey yeah" (I said "hey hey hey yeah") C'mon everybody, take a trip with me, oooh Down the mississippi down to new orleans, yeah yeah Well, the honeysuckle's hanging on the honeysuckle vine Well, love is blooming there all the time Every southern belle is a mississippi queen Down the mississippi, down to new orleans Yeah, yeah yeah (yeah, yeah yeah) Yeah, yeah yeah (yeah, yeah yeah) C'mon, take a stroll down to basin street Oh, listen to the music with the dixieland beat, yeah I said the magnolia blossoms fill the air Well, you ain't been to heaven if you ain't been there Honeysuckle hanging from a live-oak tree Down the mississippi, down to new orleans I said "hey hey hey yeah" (I said "hey hey hey yeah") I said "look out, y'all, yeah" (I said "look out, y'all, yeah")