[Verse 1]
She really was a beauty at the Chez Paree
I smiled at her, she smiled at me
A dancer in the spotlight
Dancing down in New Orleans

[Verse 2]
Coal black hair and ivory thighs
Da Vinci'd probably paint her if he was only alive
A dancer in the spotlight
Dancing down in New Orleans

[Verse 3]
Down to Tipitina's on a Saturday night
The crawfish people, they dance till it's light
Going to Tipitina's
Going down to New Orleans

[Verse 4]
You don't have to go nowhere on your own two feet
You get driven by the rhythm of the mambo beat
Going to Tipitina's
Going down to New Orleans

[Verse 5]
The bars are always open, just a nickel for the phone
I got a lot of friends who live there who think I'm gone
Going to see Rudee
Rudee down in New Orleans
[Verse 6]
Well, I hope that old Saint Peter, when it's my time to go
Will let me out of heaven for one last show
Going to see Rudee
Rudee down in New Orleans

[Outro]
Mardi Gras
Super Bowl
New Orleans