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 time 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 jamming to the Creole beat
Coming far and wide just to see the show
Just rocking on the Bayou, so let everybody know
Must be the water (Mississippi River is alive)
Down in New Orleans (More than just an alligator bite)
Gotta be the water (Make you play all day, jam all night)
Down in New Orleans (Swamp water make me lose my mind)
Woo hoo
No matter where you from, you ain't seen nothing yet
Til you come around, party down on Lafayette
My brother serve you up with that etouffee
Just ask for any Broussard if you come this way
Must be the water (Mississippi River is alive)
Must be New Orleans (More than just an alligator bite)
Gotta be the water (Make you play all day, jam all night)
Must be New Orleans (Swamp water make me lose my mind)
Yeah, nah nah nay
Yeah, nah nah nay
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
It was the water (Mississippi River is alive)
Down in New Orleans (More than just an alligator bite)
Something in the water (Make you play all day, jam all night) Woo hoo
Come on, jump on in, you know the water's fine
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Woo...
Come on, everybody, sing
(It's a party, let me party
It's a party in New Orleans) Oh, party
(It's a party, it's a party
That's how we do it) We doing a party
(It's a party, let me party) Hey hey...
(It's a party in New Orleans
It's a party, it's a party
That's how we do it) Partay...
You know we going to
We take the party, we take the party, y'all...