[Verse 1]
Pulled into New Orleans
Dust on my old boots
Sun sinking slow
Sky the color of fruit
Followed that river
Where the hot nights meet
Found myself wandering
Down on Bourbon Street
[Chorus]
New Orleans, you got a spell on me
From Bourbon Street to the old oak trees
Sea food and Benoit’s, baby, set me free
Jazz in the French Quarter
Voodoo in the water
New Orleans, you got a spell on me
[Verse 2]
Trumpet on the corner
Old man tapping time
Laughter in the alley
Sweet smoke and brine
Red beans on the table
Shrimp piled high
You taste that first bite
And you about to testify (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
New Orleans, you got a spell on me
From Bourbon Street to the old oak trees
Sea food and Benoit’s, baby, set me free
Jazz in the French Quarter
Voodoo in the water
New Orleans, you got a spell on me
[Bridge]
Little gris-gris hanging
From a backroom door
She said, “Make your wish, darlin’
What you come here for?”
I said, “One more night
Where the saints still sing”
She smiled, lit a candle
Said, “Boy, that’s an easy thing”
[Chorus]
New Orleans, you got a spell on me
From Bourbon Street to the old oak trees
Sea food and Benoit’s, baby, set me free
Jazz in the French Quarter
Voodoo in the water
New Orleans, you got a spell on me