On the water down in new orleans
my baby's the pearl of the quarter
she's a charmer like you never seen
singing voulez vous
where the sailor spend his hard-earned pay
red beans and rice for a quarter
you can see her almost any day
singing voulez vous
chorus:
and if you hear from my louise
won't you tell her i love her so
please make it clear
when her day is done
she got a place to go
I walked alone down the miracle mile
i met my baby by the shine of the martyr
she stole my heart with her cajun smile
singing voulez vous
she loved the million dollar words i say
she loved the candy and the flowers that i bought her
she said she loved me and was on her way
singing voulez vous
Chorus