Oh I miss the breeze in the magnolia trees,
Oh I need to go
Down to the delta and let that sweet music
Wash over my soul.
You can't be lonesome, once you get to know some
Of old New Orleans
I'm gonna stay out 'til dawn all night on the river
Just like a river boat Queen
CHORUS
Louisiana love call, calling to me
The birds on the bayou, sing a sweet melody
Louisiana love call, singing to me
Sing me the sweet lullaby of the Mississippi.
Play verse melody
2. I'm gonna sit out all day at a sidewalk cafe
With the sun shining bright and I know a place
Where the street players play, from morning 'til night.
In ev'ry parish the people all cherish
The easy going days
I'm gonna spend a little time
With an old friend of mine down Avieville way
Repeat chorus twice
and finish with
Oh sing me the sweet lullaby of the Mississippi.