I Wish I Was In New Orleans - Mavis Staples
Verse 1:
I got my dreams and my bag of dreams
Got my worries and my love to send
Trying to keep up with the Joneses
And it’s not easy, no
Chorus:
I wish I was in New Orleans
Got my money in my pocket and I’m ready to go
Gonna ride on a Mardi Gras float
Yeah, I’m gonna be my own king, oh
Verse 2:
Living on a budget and a prayer
Trying to make it through another day
Trying to find a way to make it
But it’s not easy, no
Chorus:
I wish I was in New Orleans
Got my money in my pocket and I’m ready to go
Gonna ride on a Mardi Gras float
Yeah, I’m gonna be my own king, oh
Bridge:
Let the good times roll on
I don’t need a superstition or no thing to go with you, no
Take the river or the lake and if you’re lost we’ll find you, oh
When we meet you got a crown, oh yeah
Chorus:
I wish I was in New Orleans
Got my money in my pocket and I’m ready to go
Gonna ride on a Mardi Gras float
Yeah, I’m gonna be my own king, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...