I’ve got a real wild hair It’s bound to take me there To the place I go when I get wild And I’ve got 1/2 a mind To drive to New Orleans and k** some time Meet a Cajun girl I can’t understand And if that whiskey’s at the bar And a refill ain’t too far I’ll be on cloud 9 just after 10 Buying drinks for everyone And a good night has begun Everyone will love me instantly When I’m down in New Orleans Down in New Orleans Somebody told me if I wanna do it right The french quarter’s getting crazy tonight Nobody’s ever seen it quite this way So I grab my drink and I go for a stroll Where I’m headed, man, nobody knows I’ll probably end up back at the same old place And if that whiskey’s at the bar And a refill ain’t too far I’ll be on cloud 9 just after 10 Buying drinks for everyone And a good night has begun Everyone will love me instantly When I’m down in New Orleans Down in New Orleans Manger, grab a plate and eat some Cajun chicken Shrimp and some gumbo, come and see what you’re missing Take a load off, man then you’re living down in New Orleans Manger, grab a plate and eat some Cajun chicken Shrimp and some gumbo, come and see what you’re missing Take a load off, man then you’re living down in New Orleans And if that whiskey’s at the bar And a refill ain’t too far I’ll be on cloud 9 just after 10 Buying drinks for everyone And a good night has begun Everyone will love me instantly When I’m down and drinking Whiskey’s at the bar And a refill ain’t too far I’ll be on cloud 9 just after 10 Buying drinks for everyone And a good night has begun Everyone will love me instantly When I’m down in New Orleans When I’m down in New Orleans, ooh