New Orleans is crazy There's nothing she won't do And if you hang around with her She'll make you do it too From the mouth of the Mississippi To the banks of Pontchartrain Black and greazy be thy heart Hallowed be thy name Hallowed be thy name Ain't she just The sweetest thing you've seen? So long New Orleans So long New Orleans There ain't nowhere better There ain't nowhere worse Just when you think she's blessing you You're bound to get her curse She'll feed you at her table She'll show you to her room But are you rockin in her cradle Or rottin in her tomb? Rottin in her tomb But ain't she just The sweetest thing you've seen? So long New Orleans So long New Orleans New Orleans is tragic There's nothing she won't lose If she ain't taking water She's giving us the blues From the mouth of the Mississippi To the banks of Pontchartrain Black & greazy be thy heart Hallowed be thy name Hallowed be thy name