Do you know what it means to miss new orleans
And miss her each night and day
I know Im not wrong because the feelings
Getting stronger the longer I stay away

Miss the moss-covered vines, tall sugar pines
Where mockingbirds used to sing
Id love to see that old lazy mississippi
Running in the spring

Moonlight on the bayous
Creole tunes fill the air
I dream about magnolias in june
And Im 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