Hoagy Carmichael Never Went to New Orleans

Said the gentleman pan-handler
To a greenhorn on the scene
"You look like a betting man sir!"
A dollar down in New Orleans

Went for some take-out voodoo
Me, my friends and I
We drank cajun martinis
As we watched the ships go by

Down by the Mississippi
Ednah sang a lullaby
To the backing of the buskers
The Delta moon was high
The Delta moon was high

And Hoagy Charmichael never went to New Orleans
Hoagy Charmichael never went to New Orleans
Hoagy Charmichael nevеr went to New Orleans
Strangе as it seems

Back in the French Quarter
A liquor store creole king
Was romancing a gypsy
With a Mardi Gras angel's broken wing

And Hoagy Charmichael never went to New Orleans
Hoagy Charmichael never went to New Orleans
Hoagy Charmichael never went to New Orleans
Hoagy Charmichael never went to New Orleans
Hoagy Charmichael never went to New Orleans
Hoagy Charmichael never went to New Orleans
Strange as it seems