I'll play you a tune on this, like a star
Tell you about the time I was nearly a star
I used to play rock'n'roll
Way down in ol' New Orleans (ol' New Orleans X 2 )
I used to sing from the soul
Way down in ol' New Orleans (ol' New Orleans X 2 )
Well it weren't too hot but it sure was grand
They give you little bitty money in your hand
Singin' some rock'n'roll in old New Orleans
Well wee bit I do's down in Louisianna
Yeah we sang the blues, me and my buddy on piano
Yeah one day, big cigar
a—Said, come here Mickey, make you a star
You can drink all the booze and use the amp
Change tempo, Cigar came from New York town
Said, son, we're gonna have to choose that sound
Make you look pretty, all the girls are goin' mmm my
But I won't play how I don't want to play
Not even for two thousand dollars a day
The only thing left for me to say was bye bye bye
Day and I still play rock'n'roll
Way down in ol' New Orleans ( ol' New Orleans X 2 )
And I sing from the soul
Down in ol' New Orleans (ol' New Orleans X 2 )
Well it ain't too hot but it sure is grand
They give you little bitty money in your fat little hand
Singin' some rock'n'roll in ol' New Orleans
Well I'm a guitar picker and my name is Slim
And if you pass me by honey, then step right in
Play you a tune on this here a guitar
Tell you about the time was near, nearly a star