Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans And miss it each night and day I know I'm not wrong the feeling's gettin' stronger The longer, I stay away Miss them moss covered vines, the tall sugar pines Where mockin' birds used to sing And I'd like to see that lazy Mississippi hurryin' into spring The moonlight on the bayou A Creole tune that fills the air Oh, I dream about magnolias in June And wishin' that I was there Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans When that's where you left your heart There's one thing more I miss the one I care for More than I miss New Orleans Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans And miss it each night and day I know I'm not wrong the feeling's gettin' stronger The longer, I stay away Miss them moss covered vines, the tall sugar pines Where mockin' birds used to sing And I'd like to see that lazy Mississippi a-hurryin' into spring Oh the muddy grass and the memories Of Creole tunes that fill the air I dream of oleanders in June And still I'm wishin' that I were there, were there Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans When that's where you left your heart And there's one thing more I miss the one I care for More than I miss New Orleans More than I miss New Orleans More than I miss New Orleans