The Place They Call New Orleans Lyrics - Robert Kramer

The Place They Call New Orleans 

I went down to New Orleans to see the city 

There's a story there to tell 

The boys are lean the girls are pretty 

Like a heaven just trapped in total hell 

And you can find yourself or lose yourself 

And sin on every sin that you can find 

Cos, theres no place like 

The Place They Call New Orleans 

To leave it all behind 

I walked into a bar down by the quarter 

Two boys was singin' up the place 

And that resurrection Spirit was upon me 

And I drank until I almost lost my face 

And damned if that ole' barber chair attacked me 

My head went back this far and then I smiled 

Cos there's no place like 

The Place They Call New Orleans 

To leave it all behind 

I saw Marie Laveau last night on Bourbon Street 

She put a spell on me I can't explain 

She said "why don't we go and paint a little pleasure, 

Across a heart thats seen an awful lot of pain 

And you can find yourself or lose yourself 

And sin on every sin that you can find 

Cos theres no place like The Place They Call New Orleans 

To leave it all behind