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Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Louis Alter & Eddie DeLange, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Fats Domino
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[Verse 1]
Do you Cknow what it Emmeans tCo miss NeAm7w Orleans
And Em7miss it each Amnight and D9day
I F6know I’m not Fmwrong, the Cfeeling's getting A7stronger
The Dm7longer I stay Ab7awayG7  
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[Verse 2]
Miss the Cmoss covered Gaugvines, the Ctall sugar Am7pines
Where Em7mockEm6ingbirds Amused to D9sing
And F6I'd like to Fmsee the Clazy MissisA7sippi
A Dm7hurrying G7into Cspring
[Bridge 1]
The Bbm7moonlEb7ight on the bAb6ayou
A creole Bbm7tune Eb7that fills the Ab6air
I Am7dream D7about G6Magnolias in Em7June
And soon I'm Amwishing that D7I was thereDm  Gaug  
[Verse 3]
Do you Cknow what it Gaugmeans to Cmiss New OrAmleans
When Emthat's where you Amleft your D9heart
And F6there's something Fmmore, I Cmiss the one I A7care for
D9More than I G13miss New OrC6leans
[Bridge 2]
Oh the Mardi Bbm7GrasEb7, the memoAb6ries
Of CreBbm7oles' Eb7tunes that fAb6illed the air
I drAm7eam oD7f olG6eanders in EmJune
And soon I'm wishing that AmI were thereD7  Dm  Gaug  
Added my own ending (not in original song):
CDo you know what it means Gaugto misCs New OrAmleans
EmAin't no place lAmike it in the woD9b5rld
F6That's where I lFmeft my pCretty little A7girl
D9And I miss her like G13I miss New OrlC6eans
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The story behind the song

This classic tune was written by Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter. It first appeared in the 1947 movie New Orleans, where it was performed by Louis Armstrong and sung by Billie Holiday. Louis Armstrong, an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist, was born and raised in New Orleans, making this song a natural fit for his repertoire. He is among the most influential figures in jazz, with a career spanning five decades.

AI-written from these sources:Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? — Wikipedia ↗Louis Armstrong — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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