New Orleans (08-21-54) - Earl Hines

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

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 one thing more… I miss the one I care for

More than I miss New Orleans

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 one thing more… I miss the one I care for

More… more than I miss… New Orleans