Written by Spencer Williams
Introdução: C Dm7 C7 G7/13- C Bb G7/13- G7 C G7 Cdim C Dm7 Cdim C Won't you come along with me C Dm7 C7 G7/13- C Bb G7/13- Down that Mississippi C C7 F Fm We'll take a boat to the land of dreams C G/B Am7 Bb9 G7 C G Steam down the river down to New Orleans C G7 Cdim C Dm7 Cdim C The band's there to greet us C C7 G7 G7/13- C Bb G7/13- Old friends will meet us C C7 F Fm7 Where all people like to meet C C/B Am7 Am7/G G7 C G7 Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street C C/B E7 Basin Street is the street A7 A7/9 A A7 Where the elite always meet D Am7 D9 G7 In New Orleans, land of dreams C9 C C7M Cdim You'll never know how nice it seems Dm7 Em7 F7 G7 Or just how much it really means C C/B E7 Glad to be, yessiree A7 A7/9 A A7 Where welcomes free, dear to me F Dm7 G7 G7/13 G7 G7/13 C F Fm Bb9 C Where I can lose my Basin Street Blues