Have you ever been down to new orleans   Lord, lord, them crazy queens   Crying the blues is what they do down there   Fortune teller, he knows your name   Fortune teller, he'll tell you your game   Crying the blues, that's what they do down there   Money dripping from a willow tree   He never want me   Lazy bones, I ain't got a dime   Just biding my time   If I find a way to choose   New orleans, where they're crying the blues   Drinking bourbon from a dixie cup   Hanging out till the sun comes up   Crying the blues is what they do down there   French women, all I need   Up and down old bourbon street   Crying the blues is what they do down there   If I find a way to choose   New orleans, where they're singing the blues