| Give me Mardi Gras Day on the Avenue, Give me a beignet-powdered kiss; Give me a French Quarter morning, As the sun clears the old river's mist. Give me a King Cake porcelain doll, Give me beads and the Times-Picayune; Give me a Zatarain's crawfish boil, On the seawall one evening in June. Give me some coffee and chicory, Give me some real Barq's Root Beer; Give me a city where it snows Only once about every ten years. Give me a green neutral ground, Give me a Mardi Gras Ball; Give me a shrimp-oyster po-boy From the grand old Port-of-Call. Give me the Natchez calliope, On a moonlight riverboat ride; Give me some Buster's fried chicken, With red beans and rice on the side. Give me a moss-covered oak, Let me ride the old streetcar again, One day, I'll be back in New Orleans, But she'll live in my heart until then. -- Author Unknown |
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