Willy Deville - The Band Played On lyrics

rate me

Do i make you feel pretty

when i say take another piece of my heart

feeling drunk like a sailor blistered on

mardi gras day

feeling drunk on mardi gras day

where is that scarecrow who used to walk on

your arm

when we used to stroll down decatur street

tell me do he say how much he loves you

does he whisper how much he loves you when

the trumpets start to play

and the band played on

the band played on

yeah, the band played on

and the band played on

sad as it may be, new orleans will be on its knees

while the band, while the band played on

baby, don’t mean maybe

someday i'll come back again

when i get home to new orleans

every day gonna be peaches and cream and

pecan pie

oh so sweet coming down the street

and the band played on

the band played on

the band played on

lord have mercy on me

the band played on

so sad and sweet

sad and sweet

that's what it be

i lost my new orleans

that's alright she'll be back again someday

i know it

she'll be back again someday