The evening star is shining bright So make a wish and hold on tight There's magic in the air tonight And anything can happen

Ah Magnolia trees at night Sparkling bright Fields of cotton look wintery white When it's Christmas time In New Orleans A barefoot choir in prayer Fills the air Mississippi folks Are gathering there When it's Christmas time In New Orleans You'll see a dixieland Santa Claus Leading the band To a good old Creole beat And golly what a spirit You can only hear it Down on Basin Street Your cares will disappear When you hear Hallelujah St. Nicholas is here When it's Christmas time In New Orleans Ah, you'll see A dixieland Santa Claus Leading the band To a good old Creole beat And golly what a spirit You can only hear it Down on Basin Street Your cares will disappear When you hear Hallelujah old St. Nicholas is here When it's Christmas time In New Orleans When it's Christmas time in It's Christmas time in Heey, feel so good in New Orleans With this Christmas time in New Orleans

Magnolia trees at night Sparkling bright Fields of cotton look wintery white When it's Christmas time In New Orleans A barefoot choir in prayer fills the air Mississippi folks are gathering there 'Cause it's Christmas time in New Orleans You'll see a dixieland Santa Claus Leading the band to a good old Creole beat And golly what a spirit, you can only hear it Down on Basin Street Your cares will disappear when you here Hallelujah St. Nicholas is here When it's Christmas time in New Orleans You'll see a dixieland Santa Claus Leading the band to a good old Creole beat And golly what a spirit, you can only hear it Down on Basin Street Your cares will disappear, and when you here Hallelujah, old Santa is there When it's Christmas time in New Orleans Yes when it's Christmas time It's Christmas time in New Orleans

If I were a human being I'd head straight for New Orleans And I'd blow this horn so hot and strong Like no one they've ever seen You've heard of Louis Armstrong Mr. Sidney Bechet All those boys gonna step aside When they hear this old ex-gator play, listen When I'm human As I hope to be I'm gonna blow this horn 'Til the cows come home And everyone's gonna bow down to me Thank you, thank you Mwah, mwah, aw, thank you I love you too, baby When I'm myself again I want just the life I had A great big party every night That doesn't sound too bad A redhead on my left arm A brunette on my right A blonde or two to hold the candles Now that seems just about right Eh, Louis? Life is short When you're done, you're done We're on this earth To have some fun And that's the way things are When I'm human And I'm gonna be I'm gonna tear it up like I did before And that's the royal guarantee Your modesty becomes you And your sense of responsibility I've worked hard for everything I've got And that's the way it's supposed to be When I'm a human being At least I'll act like one If you do your best each and every day Good things are sure to come your way What you give is what you get My daddy said that And I'll never forget And I'll recommend it to you When we're human And we're gonna be I'm gonna blow my horn I'm gonna live the high life I'm gonna do my best To take my place in the sun When we're human

The evening star is shining bright So make a wish and hold on tight There's magic in the air tonight And anything can happen