I'm goin' down to New Orleans To see about a friend of mine I'm goin' down to New Orleans And leavin' all of this behind Headin' south from Detroit I got Cajun cookin' on my mind When I get to New Orleans Someone gonna treat me right Yeah in a town like New Orleans Someone gonna treat me right I'll be high 10 Rollin' 'Til the early morning break daylight Jambalaya and a crawfish pie Gonna start my day But when the sun goes down We gonna "bon temps roulez" I'm goin' down to New Orleans To see about a friend of mine I'm goin' down to New Orleans Where the stars on the sidewalk shine Burnin' through Mississippi With the Big Easy on my mind When I get to New Orleans Someone gonna treat me right Yeah in a town like New Orleans Someone gonna treat me right And I'm gonna party like the devil If the Neville brothers play tonight Jambalaya and a crawfish pie Gonna start my day Down on the Bayou Singing "Hey Pocky Way" I'm goin' down to New Orleans To see about a friend of mine Down in New Orleans Good peoples they's hard to find I bet he's making gumbo And drinkin' homemade wine A jukebox shakin' and breakin' Down in New Orleans I'll be the highest hillbilly That Bourbon Street has ever seen I'm goin' down to New Orleans To see about a friend of mine I'm goin' down to New Orleans And leavin' all of this behind If the good Lord's willing And the rivers don't start to rise And when I get to New Orleans Someone's gonna treat me right Said in a town like New Orleans Someone gonna treat me right All the cats in the cradle Gonna rock this kid tonight A jukebox shakin' and breakin' Down in New Orleans And if you're payin' for fun A French Quarter's really all you need I'm going Down to New Orleans Down to New Orleans Going down, down Down, down tonight