Goin' back home, fe nan e'
To the land of the beautiful queen
Goin' back to home to my baby
Goin' back to New Orleans

(On the double, here comes the Neville Brothers)

Seeing nana, my parin
Cousine and my ma and pa
Want to plant my feet on Rampart Street
Be there for the Mardi Gras

Goin' back home, fe nan e'
And never more will I roam
Goin' get my fill of that étouffée
'Cus New Orleans is my home

(Is that a jumbo jet?)
(No, that's Big Al comin' to put a hurt on you)

(On the level, there's Charlie Neville)

Get some crawfish, jambalaya
Red beans and fine pralines
Get some lovin' that gon' satisfy
Home in New Orleans

Goin' back home, fe nan e'
In the land of the Carnival Queen
I'm goin' back home to my baby
Goin' back to New Orleans

I wanna go back home
Back where I'm little known
Yeah, home, boss
You're home sweet home

(Here come Pete Fountain)

I wanna see some
On that Mardi Gras queen
Good red beans
Baby, I wanna go back home
Home sweet home
Home, back to New Orleans

Goin' back home, fe nan e'
In the land of the Carnival Queen
I'm goin' back home to my baby
Goin' back to New Orleans