Oh, I miss the breeze in the magnolia trees
Oh, I need to go
Down to the delta and let that sweet music
Wash over my soul

You can't be lonesome, once you get to know some
Of old New Orleans
I'm gonna stay out till dawn all night on the river
Just like a river boat queen

Louisiana love call, calling to me
The birds on the bayou, sing a sweet melody
Louisiana love call, singing to me
Sing me the sweet lullaby of the Mississippi

I'm gonna sit out all day at a sidewalk café
With the Sun shining bright and I know a place
Where the street players play, from morning till night
In ev'ry parish the people all cherish

The easy-going days
I'm gonna spend a little time
With an old friend of mine down Asheville way

Louisiana love call, calling to me
The birds on the bayou, sing a sweet melody
Louisiana love call, singing to me
Sing me the sweet lullaby of the Mississippi

Louisiana love call, calling to me
The birds on the bayou, sing a sweet melody
Louisiana love call, singing to me
Sing me the sweet lullaby of the Mississippi

Oh, sing me the sweet lullaby of the Mississippi