Classic Poem

VERSE 1

Guess!
Where do you think I'm goin' when the winds start blowin' strong?
Guess!
Where do you think I'm goin' when the nights start growin' long?
I ain't goin' East,
I ain't goin' West,
I ain't goin' over the cuckoo's nest.
I'm bound for the town that I love best,
Where life is one sweet song.

REFRAIN 1

'Way down yonder in New Orleans,
In the land of dreamy scenes,
There's a garden of Eden,
That's what I mean,
Creole babies with flashing eyes
Softly whisper with tender sighs,
" Stop!
Oh! won't you give your lady fair
A little smile?
Stop!
You bet your life you'll linger there
A little while. "
There is Heaven right here on earth
With those beautiful queens
'Way down yonder in New Orleans.

VERSE 2

Guess!
What do you think I'm thinkin' when you think I'm thinkin' wrong?
Guess!
What do you think I'm thinkin' when I'm thinkin' all night long?
I ain't thinkin' this,
I ain't thinkin' that,
I cannot be thinkin' about your hat.
My heart does not start to pit-a-pat
Unless I hear this song:

REPEAT REFRAIN