New Orleans

Goin' back home, fe nan e'

To the land of the beautiful queen

Goin back to home to my baby

Goin' back to New Orleans

(Spoken:

On the double, here comes the Neville Brothers!)

Seeing na-na, my parin

Couzine and my ma and pa

Want to plant my feet on Rampart Street

Be there for the Mardi Gras

Goin' back home, fe nan e'

And never more will I roam

Goin get me fill of that etoufee

Cus New Orleans is my home

(Spoken:

Is that a jumbo jet?

No, that's Big Al comin' to put a hurt on you)

(Spoken:

On the level, there's Charlie Neville)

Get some crawfish, jambalaya

Red beans and fine pralines

Get some lovin' that gonna satisfy

Home in New Orleans

(Neville Brothers)

Goin' back home, fe nan e'

In the land of the Carnival Queen

I'm goin' back home to my baby

Goin' back to New Orleans

I want go back home

Back where I'm little known

Yeah, home, boss

You're home sweet home

(Here come Pete Fountain)

I want to see some

On that Mardi Gras queen

Good red beans

Baby, I want to go back home

Home, sweet home

Home back to New Orleans

(fade out with the Neville Brothers)

Goin' back home, fe nan e'

In the land of the Carnival Queen

I'm goin' back home to my baby

Goin' back to New Orleans