Seen a lot of people come through New Orleans
Get down in the Easy for a change of scene
Now the word is out all over this old town

The big town party's coming, we gonna throw one down

Must be the water

Mississippi River is alive
Must be New Orleans
More than just an alligator bite


Known around the world for the crawfish meat
Got everybody jammin' to the Creole beat

Coming far and wide just to see the show
Just rockin' on the Bayou, so let everybody know


Gotta be the water
Make you play all day, jam all night
Down in New Orleans

Swamp water make me lose my mind

No matter where you from, you ain't seen nothing yet

'Til you come around, party down in Lafayette
My brother serve you up with that etouffee
Just ask for any Broussard if you come this way


Gotta be the water
Make you play all day, jam all night

Must be New Orleans
Swamp water make you lose your mind


No matter if you fly here, drive here, come in on a train
Guarantee that when you leave you won't be the same
If the ladies don't get you, then the hospitality will

If anybody asks then you can say for real

Something in the water

Make you play all day, jam all night
Come on, jump on in, you know the water's fine


C'mon everybody sing
(it's a party jam session)