Merle Haggard - Way Down Yonder in New Orleans lyrics

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Well, way down yonder in New Orleans

In the land of the dreamy scenes

There's a garden of Eden

Ah, you know what I mean.

Yeah, Creole babies with flashin' eyes

Softly whisper with tender sighs

And then you stop!

Oh, won't you give your lady fair a little smile?

And then you stop!

You bet your life you'll linger there a little while.

Yeah, there is heaven right here on earth

With those beautiful queens

Yeah, way down yonder in New Orleans

Whoo!

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Way down yonder in New Orleans

Whoo!, in the land of the dreamy scenes

There's a garden of Eden

You know what I mean.

Well, Creole babies with flashin' eyes

Softly whisper with tender sighs

And then you stop!

Oh, won't you give your lady fair a little smile?

And then you stop!

You bet your life you'll linger there a little while.

Yeah, there is heaven right here on earth

With those beautiful queens

Well, way down yonder in New Orleans

Yeah! whoo!

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