Lonnie Johnson "New Orleans Blues ('60)" |
Hey, take me down home, man. [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] Look � [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] Do, you know, do, you know � of them tunes � down in the bottoms and so forth ... [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] I'm �onna take you � [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] How's about the days when � [spoken words � Wendall Marshall?] Listen � [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] When you was doin' gigs playin' down in New Orleans � [spoken words � Wendall Marshall?] Ya, you know � Elmer � when I was at home in New Orleans, we had a type of a song that we called, �Deep In The Heart of New Orleans.� [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] Oh boy � [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] You wanna hear that? [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] I don't think I'm familiar with it ... [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] How would you like to hear that? [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] Not now � [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] Huh? Not here? [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] Yeah, take me around, Jack ... [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] Jack � [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] You know what I mean? [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] Do that thing � let's do it. [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] That's crazy man, ha ha, ha. [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] Yes, dear ol' New Orleans, is where I long to be. Back in dear ol' New Orleans, is where I long to be. Where the skies is always blue, and true love is always free. I been away so long, I've been so many years. Yes, I been away so long, from my ol' hometown. That my heart begin cryin' every time that evenin' sun goes down. It's a long road to travel, but I just ain't got the fare. It's a long road to travel, but I just ain't got my fare. Guess I'll hitchhike my way, someday I'll be back there Dear ol' New Orleans, they call it the �land of dreams.� Yes, dear ol' New Orleans, it's known for the �land of dreams.� It's my old hometown, it's dear ol' New Orleans. I've traveled so many miles, still I got a long ways to go. I've traveled so many miles, still I got a long ways to go. Yes, if I can't hitchhike my way, I'll start walkin' down that long ol' lonesome road. In my home you lay down sleepin', in the day you wake up with a smile on your face. Yes, at night you lay down dreamin', wake up with a smile upon your face. That's why I wanna go back to New Orleans, that's the only place. That was � good, Lonnie! Maaan � [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] That makes me feel � right � [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] Did that take you back home? [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] Oh yeah, that takes me back, Jack � [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] Huh? Doesn't that get you homesick? [spoken words � Elmer Snowden] That takes me real � way down that railroad track � [spoken words � Lonnie Johnson] Lyric from www.lyricmania.com |