Ohh! let's go home to New Orleans I wanna be ready I wanna be ready I wanna be ready When joy come back to me I've been too downhearted I've been downhearted I've been downhearted But I won't be down for long 'Cause I wanna be ready I wanna be ready I wanna be ready When joy come back to me I've been too long crying Too long crying Too long crying But I won't cry anymore 'Cause I wanna be ready I wanna be ready I wanna be ready When joy come back to me Been tied to the ground Tied to the ground Tied to the ground, yeah But I've been lighter every day 'Cause I wanna be ready I wanna be ready I wanna be ready When joy come back to me You gon' sit down on me? Come on now Give me a little bit more Can you give me a little bit more? Don't we want a little bit more? Come on, give me a little bit more Go ahead, go ahead We had to feature the bands Please testify y'all Testify Ooh! Spirit get low yeah Spirit get low yeah Spirit get low yeah But I've given a lotta every day 'Cause I wanna be ready I wanna be ready I wanna be ready When joy come back to me I wanna be ready (are you ready?) I wanna be ready (are you ready?) I wanna be ready I wanna be ready (I wanna be ready) I wanna be ready I wanna be ready When joy come back again Joy come back again Well the fine tranbone session over here showing out We, I lo- Oh my gosh You guys