Title song from the musical “Lousiana Purchase”, 1940.
Words and music by Irving Berlin.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Louisiana Purchase, I’ll tell you what it means
It means I’d like to sell you New Orleans
Come on, come on
And you all can go to town
Way down in New Orleans
Louisiana salesman
With nothing in his jeans
That’s why I’d like to sell you New Orleans
Come on, come on
And do all the things there are to do in New Orleans
Where does dat heat come from
That rhythmic beat come from
And that red meat come from, New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase, I told you what it means
So, won’t you let me sell you New Orleans
Come on, come on
And you all can go to town
Way down in New Orleans