oh my nola same old song and dance don t let her catch you with a care she won t let you down if you give yourself a chance oh won t you let me take you there oh my nola never goes away look for her crescent inner moon and if you listen when you walk the vieux carr you ll hear that gentle creole tune how proud would louis and mahalia be to know that their memory was safe with me oh my nola old and true and strong just like a tall magnolia tree sit me in the shade and i m right where i belong oh my new orleans wait for me how proud would satchmo and mahalia be to know that their memory was safe with me oh my nola old and true and strong just like a tall magnolia tree sit me in the shade and i m right where i belong oh my new orleans wait for me