Written by: Henry Creamer, Turner Layton
#3 Nov '59 Hot 100
#14 Jan '60 R&B
Well, way down yonder in New Orleans
In the land of the dreamy scenes
There's a garden of Eden
You know what I mean
Yeah, Creole babies with flashing eyes
Softly whisper with tender sighs
And then you stop
Oh, won't you give your
Lady fair a little smile
And then you stop
You bet your life you'll
Linger there a little while
Yeah, there is Heaven right here
On Earth with those beautiful queens
Yeah, way down yonder in New Orleans
Woo
Way down yonder in New Orleans, woo
In the land of the dreamy scenes
There's a garden of Eden
You know what I mean
Well, Creole babies with flashin eyes
Softly whisper with tender sighs
And then you stop
Oh, won't you give your
Lady fair a little smile
And then you stop
You bet your life you'll
Linger there a little while
Yeah, there is heaven right here
On Earth with those beautiful queens
Well, way down yonder in New Orleans
Yeah, woo
#3 Nov '59 Hot 100
#14 Jan '60 R&B
Well, way down yonder in New Orleans
In the land of the dreamy scenes
There's a garden of Eden
You know what I mean
Yeah, Creole babies with flashing eyes
Softly whisper with tender sighs
And then you stop
Oh, won't you give your
Lady fair a little smile
And then you stop
You bet your life you'll
Linger there a little while
Yeah, there is Heaven right here
On Earth with those beautiful queens
Yeah, way down yonder in New Orleans
Woo
Way down yonder in New Orleans, woo
In the land of the dreamy scenes
There's a garden of Eden
You know what I mean
Well, Creole babies with flashin eyes
Softly whisper with tender sighs
And then you stop
Oh, won't you give your
Lady fair a little smile
And then you stop
You bet your life you'll
Linger there a little while
Yeah, there is heaven right here
On Earth with those beautiful queens
Well, way down yonder in New Orleans
Yeah, woo