New York, Las Vegas, ooh I wanna take you
To L.A., Atlanta, come on pretty mama
Seattle, Miami, baby why don't we go
French Quarter...

Somewhere in the Deep South, there's a place called New Orleans
That's where you wanna go to celebrate Mardi Gras
Playing Dixieland, coming from an old jazz band
We'll be falling in love all alone out on Bourbon Street
Down in New Orleans

New York, Las Vegas, ooh I wanna take you
To L.A., Atlanta, come on pretty mama
Seattle, Miami, baby why don't we go down to New Orleans?
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go, right here in New Orleans

On the riverboat, I wanna see the show

There's no better way, so let's perfect our chemistry
And maybe take some French lessons, Oh oui, oui!
There's a big parade, that is coming out this way
That's what it looks like every year at Mardi Gras
Right here in New Orleans

New York, Las Vegas, ooh I wanna take you
To L.A., Atlanta, come on pretty mama
Seattle, Miami, baby why don't we go down to New Orleans?
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go, right here in New Orleans

Come on, let's dance to good old-fashioned jazz

(saxophone solo)

Everybody knows the Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Now if you wanna go and celebrate Mardi Gras
Go down to New Orleans

New York, Las Vegas, ooh I wanna take you
To L.A., Atlanta, come on pretty mama
Seattle, Miami, baby why don't we go down to New Orleans?
We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go, right here in New Orleans

New York, Las Vegas, ooh I wanna take you
To L.A., Atlanta, come on pretty mama
Seattle, Miami, baby why don't we go down to New Orleans...?