Rudee Down In New Orleans

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[Verse 1]
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She really was a beauty at the Chez 
Paris
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I smiled at her, she smiled at me
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A dancer in the spotlight, 
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dancing down in New Orleans


[Verse 2]
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Cold black hair and ivory thighs
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DaVinci prob'ly paint her if he was
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 only alive
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A dancer in the spotlight, 
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dancing down in New Orleans


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[Verse 3]
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Down to Tipatina's on a Saturday 
night
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The crawfish people, they dance 
'till it's light
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Going to Tipatina's, going down 
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to New Orleans


[Verse 4]
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You don't have to go nowhere on 
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your own two feet
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You get driven by the rhythm of the
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 mambo beat
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Going to Tipatina's, going down 
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to New Orleans


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[Verse 5]
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The bars are always open, just a 
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nickel for the phone
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Got a lot of friends who live 
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there, I think I'm goin
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Going to see Rudee, Rudee down in
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 New Orleans


[Verse 6]
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Well, I hope that old Saint Peter, 
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when it's my time to go
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Will let me out of heaven for one 
last show
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I'm going to see Rudee, Rudee 
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down in New Orleans


[Otro]
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Mardi Gras
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Super Bowl
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New Orleans