Take me down ol' river man Lord to set me free I've crossed the highest hills To tell what i believe Got a buddy spoke to me Whispered in my dream Said find the old blind river man Ride to New Orleans Down in New Orleans As he underpass the lily pads Thought the kudzu vine Underneath the hanging marsh You wont need a sign To find the land a music man Can sing and make a dime He underpass the lily pads Though the Kudzu vine Though the kudzu vine In New Orleans In New Orleans Oh yea Sunday there at the Congo square The rhythm never dies One eye jack in the big top hat Keepin the beat on time Creole man with a fidel in hand Sawing down the line Sunday there at the Congo square The rhythm never dies The rhythm never dies New Orleans New Orleans Oh wow down in New Orleans Oh wow down in New Orleans And i wait as the trumpets Call all the saints to see Parades are marching down the streets Down in New Orleans Down in New Orleans Down in New Orleans Hey yea Hey yea