Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
And miss it each night and day?
I know I'm not wrong - this feeling's gettin' stronger
The longer, I stay away.
Miss them moss covered vines, the tall sugar pines
Where mockin' birds used to sing;
And I'd like to see that lazy Mississippi
Hurryin' into spring.
Bridge:
The moonlight on the bayou,
A Creole tune that fills the air;
I dream about Magnolias in bloom
And I'm wishin' I was there.
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
When that's where you left your heart?
And there's something more: I miss the one I care for
More than I miss New Orleans.