It brings a tear Into my eyes When I begin To realize I've cried so much Since you've been gone I guess I'm drowning in my own tears I sit and cry Just
Left New York this morning early Traveling south, so wide and high Sailing through the wide blue yonder It's that Airmail Special on the fly Listen to
Basin Street, Basin Street That's the place where my friends all meet Down in New Orleans, in that land of dreams And you don't know how nice it seems
Blue skies, smilin' at me Nothin' but blues skies do I see Bluebirds singing a song Nothin' but bluebirds all day long Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
I can hear the wind blowing in my mind Just the way it used to do through the Georgia pines And you were there to answer when I called You and me, Lord
Night and stars above that shine so bright The mystery of their fading light That shines upon our caravan Sleep upon my shoulder as we creep Across the
Usin' the phone booth Makin' a few calls Doodlin' weird things Usin' the booth walls, yeah Got me a big date Waitin' for my chap A-puttin' his fine on
Mornin? rain keeps on fallin? Like the tears that fall from my eyes Oh, as I sit, as I sit in my room staring out at the gloom It?s the rain, it?s the
Now she just got here yesterday Things are pretty hot here now they say There's a great big change around Now all the girls are jealous there's no doubt
