I'm a country boy down in New Orleans I'm a country boy down in New Orleans Can't find nowhere to get no greasy greens Creole girl, turn your damper down Creole girl, turn your damper down The pots is boiling, spilling on the ground Pretty hair, great big beautiful eyes Pretty hair, great big beautiful eyes Make a country boy soon enough get wise I'm a country boy down in New Orleans I'm a country boy down in New Orleans All the creole chicks eat them beans and greens Little creole girl, turn your damper down Creole girl, turn your damper down The pretty brown hair makes a clown lose his sound I'm a country boy down in New Orleans I'm a country boy down in New Orleans Everybody knows I get my greasy greens Pretty hair, great big beautiful eyes Pretty hair, great big beautiful eyes Make a country boy soon enough get wise