Rudee Down In New Orleans

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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, dancing down in New Orleans

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

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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 to New Orleans

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

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

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Well, I hope that old Saint Peter, 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 down in New Orleans

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Mardi Gras
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Super Bowl
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New Orleans

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