Sixty-one out of Baton Rouge
  Down Louisian'
  Heading for the gulf of Mexico
  Sun is beating, ain't no breeze
  Spanish moss from big old trees
  Listening to the cajun radio
  
  Going down on the Mississippi Queen
  Going down down down to New Orleans
  
  Corner bands on Jackson Square
  Music fills the air
  Bon temps roulez, let the good times roll
  Tipitina's, second line
  Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint
  Snooks Eaglin, Doctor John, Fats Domino
  
  Going down on the Mississippi Queen
  Going down down down to New Orleans
  
  Crawfish, much as you can eat
  Down on Bourbon Street
  Oyster po'boy, best I've ever seen
  Melting pot of jazz and soul
  Blues and rock 'n roll
  Creole gumbo, dirty rice 'n beans
  
  Going down on the Mississippi Queen
  Going down down down to New Orleans
  
  Professor Longhair dead 'n gone
  His spirit lingers on
  In the crescent city on lake Ponchartrain
  Feel the rhythm in the street
  New Orleans sound, New Orleans beat
  Iko Iko and Little Liza Jane
  
  Going down on the Mississippi Queen
  Going down down down to New Orleans