Seen a lot of people come through New Orleans
Get down in the Easy for a change of scene
Now the word is out all over this old town
The big town party's coming, we gonna throw one down
Must be the water
Mississippi River is alive
Must be New Orleans
More than just an alligator bite
Known around the world for the crawfish meat
Got everybody jammin' to the Creole beat
Coming far and wide just to see the show
Just rockin' on the Bayou, so let everybody know
Gotta be the water
Make you play all day, jam all night
Down in New Orleans
Swamp water make me lose my mind
No matter where you from, you ain't seen nothing yet
'Til you come around, party down in Lafayette
My brother serve you up with that etouffee
Just ask for any Broussard if you come this way
Gotta be the water
Make you play all day, jam all night
Must be New Orleans
Swamp water make you lose your mind
No matter if you fly here, drive here, come in on a train
Guarantee that when you leave you won't be the same
If the ladies don't get you, then the hospitality will
If anybody asks then you can say for real
Something in the water
Make you play all day, jam all night
Come on, jump on in, you know the water's fine
C'mon everybody sing
(it's a party jam session)