Beads and brass are its anchor
A city where the good times roll
A city full if heart and soul
Beads and brass are its call
This city is loud and proud
Beads and brass are its call
From Mardi Gras to a funeral crawl
This is a city that gets life and death
Umbrellas twirl and feel never stop
Jazz and blues riffs rise and fall
New Orleans always stands tall
Calling very saint and every sinner.