won t you along with me long the mississippi we ll take a boat to the land of dreams steam down the river down to new orleans a band there to meet us old friends to greet us you ll see the place where the folks all meet heaven on earth they call it basin street basin street is the street where all good friends always meet new orleans the land of dreams you ll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means glad to be yes sir ee where welcome streets welcome me where i can lose lose my basin street blues ain t you glad you came with me along the mississippi you saw the place where the folks all meet look out folks i m gonna take a trombone tag