Nils-Gunnar Anderby has provided this interpretation of the lyrics to the recording of George Lewis and Monette Moore. Thanks Nils-Gunnar.

Blues were born in New Orleans
They’re in the heart of each one that you meet.
Yes, The Blues were born in New Orleans
they’re in the heart of each one that you meet.
Why, they make you laugh and sing, and you’ll cry
all the way down Burgundy Street.

You know, on Toulouse and Burgundy
things may seem to you just a little bit wild, just a little bit wild.
That’s on Toulouse and Burgundy
where, to you, things may seem just a little wild.
But each and every one is having their fun
like it should be done, even down to the smallest child.

Now, there’s St. Peter Street, Orleans, St. Ann, and then Dumaine
Yes Beautiful Dumaine.
Let’s go back again, St. Peter Street, Orleans, and St. Ann, and then Dumaine
Where sometimes joy gives away to sadness
and you’ll find many hearts filled with pain.

Then there’s the corner near the Caldonia Club
where parade bands start and end.
Then on down to Slow Drag’s hangout
i mean, Cy’s Tumble Inn
Yes, near the Caldonia Club
parade bands start and end
Don’t forget Slow Drag’s hangout; it’s fun, at Cy’s Tumble Inn.
That’s what you find when you walk down Burgundy Street.

St. Philips and Burgundy, round the corner to St. Claude
you’ll find a small church where one can stop
and rest and thank The Lord.
Now as you make the rounds up and down
you’ll meet girls with charm and grace
and for the time of your life, whatever you do
don’t forget Johnny Matassa’s place
that’s the life you’ll find
when you walk down Burgundy Street.

Now it’s a street of mixed emotions,

stamps a memory on your heart you’ll never lose,

No, you’ll never lose.

Yes, it’s a street of mixed emotions

stamps a memory on your heart you’ll never lose.

So when you stayed away too long

come back to me where you belong

and we’ll walk Burgundy Street with The Blues