New Orleans

RECEIVE FROM ME, THIS GLORIOUS VIEUX CARRE'

Receive from me, this glorious Vieux Carre'
Through the mists of fog or on a sultry, summer day

On the levee, Jackson Square or Royal Street
Musicians play their tunes, each to a different beat

Bougainvillea overflowing garden walls
Architecture of a by-gone era, calls

From the steamboat Natchez on the Mississippi
Comes the sentimental tones of the calliope

Bourbon Street with its raucous crowds
For beads and tits, they shout out loud

Clip-clopping horses pull tourists around
Upon their heads a flower crown

Fragrance of jasmine on a midnight stroll
Full moon with Venus we behold

Swinging our hips at the Famous Door
E. J.'s electrifying guitar makes us sway some more

Morro Castle glistening in its granite grandeur
Waiting to welcome him and her

The French Quarter will infatuate, mesmerize
Captivate, enchant, enthrall, tantalize

2002