Skiddley-idle diddle dum Skiddley-um-uh-die diddle dum-day In a free and easy way That's made near Galway Bay Sligo and Leitrim too And we'll give them the slip And we'll take a sip Of the real old mountain dew Skiddley-um-uh die-diddle dum-day

Just gimme the gees an we be clubbin yow. Gal a make wi please and we be thuggin' now. Sippin' Hennesy an we'll be bubblin yow. Set we mind at ease we got to take it slow. So when you see the S.P. floatin' don't provoke him Cause the girls we be poking

Well, I'm going to fetch my woman, people When the kid hits Alabama, people Don't you try to dog him 'round Well, I was born in Mississippi And I don't take any stuff from you I've got my pistols in my pockets boys I'm Alabama bound I've got my pistols

Where the elite always meet Down in New Orleans, the land of dreams Or just how much it really means The land of dreams where I can lose My Basin Street blues Now won't you come along with me To the Mississippi? We'll take a trip to the land of dreams

Just gimme the gees an we be clubbin yow. Gal a make wi please and we be thuggin' now. Sippin' Hennesy an we'll be bubblin yow. Set we mind at ease we got to take it slow. So when you see the S.P. floatin' don't provoke him Cause the girls we be poking

Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take a boat to the land of dreams Steam down the river, down to New Orleans The band's there to meet us Old friends there to greet us Where all the proud and elite folks meet Heaven on earth, they