Guess! Where do you think I'm goin' when the winds start blowin' strong?
Guess! Where do you think I'm goin' when the nights start growin' long?
I ain't goin' East, I ain't goin' West
I ain't goin' over the cuckoo's nest
I'm bound for the town that I love best
Where life if one sweet song

Way down yonder in New Orleans in the land of dreamy scenes
There's a garden of Eden, that's what I mean
Creole babies with flashin' eyes softly whisper with tender sighs
Stop! Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smile?
Stop! You bet your life you'll linger there a little while
There is heaven right here on earth with those beautiful queens
Way down yonder in New Orleans
Whoo!

Guess! What do you think I'm thinkin' when you think I'm thinkin' wrong?
Guess! What do you think I'm thinkin' when I'm thinkin' all night long?
I ain't thinkin' this, I ain't thinkin' that
I cannot be thinkin' about your hat
My heart does not start to pit-a-pat
Unless I hear this song

Way down yonder in New Orleans in the land of dreamy scenes
There's a garden of Eden, that's what I mean
Creole babies with flashin' eyes softly whisper with tender sighs
Stop! Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smile?
Stop! You bet your life you'll linger there a little while

They've got angels right here on earth, wearing little blue jeans
Way down yonder in New Orleans
Yeah! Whoo!