Brother John's on his way to heaven Meet his maker and shake his hand Two, three, four C'mon baby, let's rattle 'em bones Rattle 'em bones, rattle 'em bones C'mon baby, let's rattle 'em bones 'Til the bones won't rattle no more Let's walk on down to New Orleans New Orleans, New Orleans Let's walk on down to New Orleans And then we won't have to walk no more We'll put that crown on your head You must be livin' 'cause you ain't dead You know heaven is waitin' somewhere When you get to the graveyard you almost there Let the hangman dance at the end of his rope The end of his rope, the end of his rope Let the hangman dance at the end of his rope 'Til he can't dance no more Yeah, let them saints go marching in Marching in, marching in Let them saints go marching in 'Til they can't march no more March on now Woo, yeah, uh-uh That's right, yeah ♪ Well, it's a long, long way from where you're at Snake eyes, black cats And Mister Bones wants his fair share When you get to the graveyard you almost there Let's walk on down to New Orleans New Orleans, New Orleans Let's walk on down to New Orleans And then we won't have to walk no more Oh, c'mon, baby, let's rattle 'em bones Rattle 'em bones, rattle 'em bones C'mon, baby, let's rattle 'em bones 'Til the bones won't rattle no more Yeah, the bones won't rattle no more Uh-huh, the bones won't rattle no more