New Orleans
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- Album This song officially appears on the Wide Prairie Official album.
Song facts
From Wide Prairie liner notes:
We were at Sea Saint Studios in New Orleans working on Venus and Mars when Linda came up with this number. References to the Dew Drop Inn and The Dungeon – places we visited during our stay – were included, along with many other memories of Linda’s from our trip.
Last updated on November 5, 2016
Lyrics
Gumbo and poor boys are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Creole Dish and Crawfish are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Oysters on a half shell, Bourbon Street got it's own smell, yeah
It got it's own smell, oh yeah.
Greased jeans and pralines are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Doom and gloom to fifty tunes are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Oysters on a half shell, Bourbon Street got it's own smell, yeah
It got it's own smell, oh yeah.
Do drop in to the Dew Drop Inn but don't do down to the dungeon
Don't go down, don't go down, don't go down
Don't go down, don't go down, don't go down
Oysters on a half shell, Bourbon Street got it's own smell, yeah
It got it's own smell, oh yeah.
Greased jeans and pralines are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Doom and gloom to fifty tunes are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Oysters on a half shell, Bourbon Street got it's own smell, yeah
It got it's own smell, oh yeah.
Do drop in to the Dew Drop Inn but don't do down to the dungeon
Don't go down, don't go down, don't go down
Don't go down, don't go down, don't go down
Greased jeans and pralines are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Doom and gloom to fifty tunes are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Oysters on a half shell, Bourbon Street got it's own smell, yeah
It got it's own smell, oh yeah.
Gumbo and poor boys are all that I've seen in New Orleans
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1998
3:16 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Producer
- Linda McCartney :
- Lead vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Recording engineer
- Doug Hopkins :
- Recording engineer
- Tim Summerhayes :
- Recording engineer
Official album • Released in 2019
3:16 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Producer
- Linda McCartney :
- Lead vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Recording engineer
- Doug Hopkins :
- Recording engineer
- Tim Summerhayes :
- Recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
Bootlegs
Unofficial live • Released in 2014
0:33 • Live • Intro If I Fell ( 16Sep64)
Venus And Mars - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
2:07 • Studio version • Going To (My Carnival)
Latest concerts where New Orleans has been played
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.