My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans

I never knew that the place i grew
 Is the grandest place on earth
 Till I roamed around from town to town
 But now I know what it's worth
 Listen while I tell you about the place I mean
 It's my little old home down in New Orleans
 Oh-de-lay-ee
 In the sunny south where the black oil flows
 That's where I long to be
 The dixie land where the white cotton grows
 Is calling now to me
 And soon i'll be in the land of my dreams
 It's my little old home down in New Orleans
 Oh-de-lay-ee
 I've been east, and way out west
 Been around most everywhere
 Now I'm headed south for a good long rest
 I'll be glad when I get there
 All the wonderful things in the world it seems
 Are awaiting for me down in New Orleans
 Oh-de-lay-ee
 In the sunny south where the black oil flows
 That's where I long to be
 The dixie-land where the white cotton grows
 Is calling now to me
 And soon I'll be in the land of my dreams
 And that's my little old home down in New Orleans
 Oh-de-lay-ee