Basin Street Blues-Louis Prima

[ti:Medley: Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South] [ar:Louis Prima] [al:Rock & Roll History, Vol. 4] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Basin Street Blues - Louis Prima [00:04.48]In Basin street is the street [00:07.92] [00:08.82]Where all the boys and the boot folks meet [00:12.64]Down the New Orleans and the land of dreams [00:16.85]And you'll never know how nice it seems [00:19.22]Not just how much it really means [00:20.36]La lo li [00:21.51]Go give to me yes sirree [00:24.44] [00:25.50]Give to me yes sirree [00:27.69]Can't you see baby [00:29.31] [00:29.89]I can't lose [00:31.37] [00:32.36]Lose good all basin street blues [00:35.74] [02:18.08]Never know how nice it seems [02:19.46]Just how much it really means [02:20.91] [02:21.42]Ehh I see the moon and the moon is pale [02:23.69]And I look like it takes some cat to jail [02:25.88]Now it's a moon is pale the sun [02:27.66]And the the sun is gone [02:28.99]And the steam wants to come in [02:30.11]And it splashes on the good [02:31.26]Uhh uhh [02:31.98]Ehh babasdodo [02:33.18]And the pale moon shining on the fields below [02:35.99] [02:36.50]Folks are singing songs soft and low you [02:39.47]Needn't tell me bob cause I know [02:42.36]It's sleepy time down south [02:44.32]Soft wind blowing through the pinewood trees [02:47.58]And the folks down there live a life of ease [02:50.01] [02:50.86]When old mammy falls upon her knees [02:52.86] [02:53.84]It's sleepy time down south [02:55.40]Steamboats on the river coming or going [02:58.35] [02:59.03]Splashing the night die [03:00.32]Hear babaahb banjos ringing everybody singing [03:04.11] [03:04.82]They dance til the break of day hey [03:07.38]Dear old southland and his dreamy songs [03:10.23]And it Takes me back there where I belong [03:13.17]How I'd love to be in my mammy's arms [03:15.55] [03:16.06]When it's sleepy time down south [03:19.86] [03:21.44]Steamboats on the river [03:25.55] [03:41.97]Steamboats on the river coming or going [03:44.70]And splashing the night die [03:45.78] [03:46.32]Hear babaahb [03:47.77]Banjos ringing everybody singing [03:50.42] [03:51.13]They dance til the break of day hey [03:53.53]Dear old southland and his dreamy songs [03:56.44]And it Takes me back there where I belong [03:59.42]How I'd love to be in my mammy's arms [04:02.26]When it's sleepy time down south