DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS Lyrics

I ain't got the time to tell

I ain't got the time to explain

I ain't got the time for coffee and

I've just to take the plane

I ain't got time to walk

I only have time to run

I ain't got the time to rest and

I've got to have some fun

My bag is ready the shoes brand new and

I got a message for you

I'm going down to New Orleans to see the Mardi Gras

I'm going down to New Orleans You haven't got to come

I'm going down to New Orleans to see the Mardi Gras

and you can't stay 'cause i won't pray

and sleep your time away

I ain't got the time to wait

For you to change your mind

I ain't got the time to think

'Cause I'm feeling fine

I ain't got the time to listen baby

you are free to go your way

I ain't got the time to talk

And nothing else to say

My bag is ready the shoes brand new and

I got a message for you

I'm going down to New Orleans to see the Mardi Gras

I'm going down to New Orleans You haven't got to come

I'm going down to New Orleans to see the Mardi Gras

And you can't stay 'cause i won't pray

And sleep your time away

If you've ever been down to New Orleans

You can understand just what I mean

Now all thru the week it's quiet as a mouse

But on Saturday night we go from house to house

You don't have to pay the usual admission

If you are a cook or a waiter or a good musician

So if you happen to be just passing by

Stop in at the Saturday night fish fry

I'm gonna see the brass band

Way down in bourbon street

I'm gonna hear the drums

Play that New Orleans beat yeah!

I'm gonna spend my money on hurricane and gin

So I'll kick out my bad dreams and forget about my sins

My bag is ready the shoes brand new and

I got a message for you

I'm going down to New Orleans to see the Mardi Gras

I'm going down to New Orleans You haven't got to come

I'm going down to New Orleans to see the Mardi Gras

And you can't stay 'cause i won't pray

And sleep your time away

Oh lord! I won't pray and sleep your time away