Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans And miss it each night and day? I know I'm not wrong; this feeling's gettin' stronger The longer I stay away Miss them moss-covered vines, the tall sugar pines Where mockin' birds used to sing And I'd like to see that lazy Mississippi hurryin' into spring The moonlight on the Bayou, a creole tune that fills the air I dream about magnolias in bloom and I'm wishin' I was there Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans When that's where you left your heart? And there's one thing more: I miss the one I care for More than I miss New Orleans The moonlight on the Bayou, a creole tune that fills the air I dream about magnolias in bloom and I'm wishin' I was there Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans When that's where you left your heart? And there's one thing more: I miss the one I care for More, more than I miss New Orleans