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"Something About New Orleans"
Music & Lyrics by Scott Cooley.
What's not to love about the crescent city
When they say where y'at, life is good
From the moment you arrive, you're taken back in time
To stand where Louis Armstrong stood
Jazz funerals, congo square, Treme
Marie Laveau, lake Ponchatrain
Festivals, voodoo and cemeteries
There's just something about New Orleans
But it's the people I love best
They're blessed with a spirit so strong
They've got every right to keep singin' the blues
But they never let it rain on their parade
They can weather a storm, when everything they own
And everyone they love has washed away
It's more than creole, cajun, or zydeco
More than gumbo, jumbalaya or etouffee
There's something about the people of New Orleans
Tough enough to survive a hurricane
They work so hard to make this place the big easy
With so much to do and so much to see
When you get tired, take a streetcar named desire
Or a paddleboat that still runs on steam
The French Quarter and Preservation Hall
Beignets and coffee at Cafe du Monde
The music, the food, and the history
There's just something about New Orleans
But it's the people I love best
They're blessed with a spirit so strong
They've got every right to keep singin' the blues
But they never let it rain on their parade
They can weather a storm, when everything they own
And everyone they love has washed away
It's more than creole, cajun, or zydeco
More than gumbo, jumbalaya or etouffee
There's something about the people of New Orleans
Tough enough to survive a hurricane
When there was no love for NOLA, after Katrina
Left to pick up the pieces on their own
The culture still thrived, the uniqueness never died
People with passion and pride to call it home
Anything goes on Bourbon street
Mardi Gras is quite a sight to see
It's the only place I'd rather be
There's just something about New Orleans
But it's the people I love best
They're blessed with a spirit so strong
They've got every right to keep singin' the blues
But they never let it rain on their parade
They can weather a storm, when everything they own
And everyone they love has washed away
It's more than creole, cajun, or zydeco
More than gumbo, jumbalaya or etouffee
There's something about the people of New Orleans
Tough enough to survive a hurricane
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