Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
  And miss it each night and day
  I know I'm not wrong... this feeling's gettin' stronger
  The longer, I stay away
  Miss them moss covered vines...the tall sugar pines
  Where mockin' birds used to sing
  And I'd like to see that lazy Mississippi...hurryin' into spring
  
  The moonlight on the bayou.......a Creole tune.... that fills the air
  I dream... about Magnolias in bloom......and I'm wishin' I was there
  
  Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
  When that's where you left your heart
  And there's one thing more...I miss the one I care for
  More than I miss New Orleans
  
  (instrumental break)
  
  The moonlight on the bayou.......a Creole tune.... that fills the air
  I dream... about Magnolias in bloom......and I'm wishin' I was there
  
  Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
  When that's where you left your heart
  And there's one thing more...I miss the one I care for
  More.....more than I miss.......New Orleans