You know I love my baby|And I want to treat her right|She said her body hurts in the morning|And her soul hurts at night|So, I finally got my baby |To tell me what she really needs|Yeah, she needs that heat|She needs that music in the street|So, I'm taking my baby down to New Orleans||Well, you know I love my city|And I love sitting by the lake|But sometimes those days |Are just way too gray|Boy, I just can't wait|Oh, to feel the magic in the building|And share that with the people that you meet|I guess I need that heat|I need that music in the street|So, I'm taking my baby down to New Orleans||Well, it breaks my heart that I can't do a thing|Seems like I been falling since I bought that diamond ring|I guess we both need that heat|We need that music in the street|So, I'm taking my baby |I'm taking my baby, yes|I'm taking my baby way on down|Way on down to New Orleans