An out of town gawkier In the lobby of the old Peabody Hotel By the wishing well I threw in my quarter Watched it shining in the water And wished for a southern belle It must have hypnotized me Cause suddenly beside me True as life, just real as hell Long dress with lace pockets Around her neck a golden locket There stood my southern belle Lay back were riding on the Blues River On board the Delta Queen Paddle wheel steamers And beautiful dreamers All the way to New Orleans And all along the delta night Theres pyramids of cotton As far as the eye can see Right now were strangers But theres no danger That we will be by New Orleans You might also likeLay back were riding on the Blues River On board the Delta Queen Paddle wheel steamers And beautiful dreamers All the way to New Orleans Lay back were riding on the Blues River Her majesty the queen Right now were strangers But theres no danger That we will be by New Orleans Lay back were riding on the Blues River On board the Delta Queen Paddle wheel steamers Beautiful dreamers
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