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Basin Street blues©

A relaxed but upbeat Dixieland blues, this song is ideal for singing on a warm summer’s day!

Words and Music by Spencer Williams

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Won’t you come along with me?
To the Mississippi.
We’ll take a boat to the land of dreams
And steam down the river, down in New Orleans. 


You know the band’s there to meet us,
Old friends to greet us,
Where all the people always meet,
Way down yonder, down in Basin Street. 


Oh, Basin Street is the street
Where all good friends always meet.
In New Orleans, the land of dreams,
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Or just how much it really means.
Glad to be, yes siree,
Where welcome’s free and dear to me,
Where I can lose my Basin Street blues.
 


Oh, Basin Street is the street
Where all good friends always meet.
In New Orleans, the land of dreams,
You'll never know how nice it seems,
Or just how much it really means.
Glad to be, yes siree,
Where welcome’s free and dear to me,
Where I can lose my Basin Street blues.
Lose my Basin Street blues.
Yeah!
 

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Song Information

A relaxed but upbeat Dixieland blues, this song is ideal for singing on a warm summer’s day!


Year group 3, 4, 5, 6

Vocal range a 9th

Accompaniment Accompanied

Musical feature blue notes

Style Blues

Subject Geography, History, PSHE & Citizenship

Key stage KS2

Vocal format Two-part

Comments about Basin Street blues

Miss Groves Report this comment

Posted 11th Mar 2010 05:14

very good

 

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Song Writer Biography


Spencer Williams

Audio and copyright information


Audio information
The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by New London Children's Choir, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Simon Rogers.

Copyright information
All copyright music in the Sing Up programme is used by permission. The songwriters and/or copyright holders have been remunerated under due licensing arrangements. Find out more about copyright by visiting the UK Music and Sound Rights websites.

 

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