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Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Written by: Henry Creamer, Turner Layton
Comments: Written for and performed in the revue "Strut, Miss Lizzie" (1922, apparently as just "New Orleans", performer unknown) and also in "Spice of 1922".
First recording: Way Down Yonder in New Orleans by The Peerless Quartet (August 14, 1922)
First release: Way Down Yonder in New Orleans by The Peerless Quartet on audio single Away Down South (November 1922)

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Lyrics:
Well, way down yonder in New Orleans in the land of the dreamy scenes
There's a Garden of Eden, ah, you know what I mean

Yeah, 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
Yeah, way down yonder in New Orleans

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

Singers:
1 The Peerless Quartet November 1922 2 Clyde McCoy and His Drake Hotel Orchestra 1933 3 Henry Busse and His Orchestra 1935 4 Ray Noble and His Orchestra 1935 5 Jimmy Noone and His New Orleans Band 1936 6 Al Jolson and The Andrew Sisters 1950 7 Adrian Rollini Trio 1953 8 Jannette Davis and the Ralph Flanagan Orchestra 1954 9 George Wettling and Frank Signorelli 1955 10 Dean Martin 1955 11 Tony Almerico's Dixieland All-Stars 1956 12 Ted Heath 1956 13 Frances Faye 1957 14 Patti Page 1958 15 Bobby Hackett, Jack Teagarden 1958 16 Pete Fountain 1959 17 Dick Cathcart 1959 18 Freddy Cannon (billboard hot 100 1959, 60) 1959 19 Johnny Worth January 1960 20 Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong 1960 21 Bobby Scott 1960 22 Jess Stacy 1960 23 Eydie Gorme, Arranged and Produced by Don Costa 1960 24 Pee Wee Hunt 1960 25 Henry Jerome 1962 26 Van Alexander and His Orchestra 1962 27 Jan & Dean July 1963 28 Jack Lidström and His Orchestra 1963 29 Joni James 1964 30 J. C. Higginbotham 1967 31 Jim McHarg's Metro Stompers 1967 32 Alex Welsh & His Band 1969 33 Rock House 1974 34 The Central Park Sheiks 1976 35 Armand Hug 1976 36 Bucky Pizzarelli with Bud Freeman 1976 37 Eric Schoenberg 1976 38 Earl Hines 1976 39 New Jordal Swingers 1976 40 Shakin' Stevens September 30, 1977 41 The Jake Hanna Quintet 1977 42 Keith Smith, Sammy Rimington 1977 43 Rod Mason 1979 44 Harry Connick, Jr. 1979 45 George Melly with John Chilton's Feetwarmers 1981 46 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra 1982 47 Bob Haggart 1984 48 Jimmy McPartland 1985 49 Doc Cheatham and Jim Galloway 1985 50 Vestre Jazzværk 1991 51 Spiegle Willcox 1992 52 Marion Montgomery & Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz 1993 53 Rick Fay and Friends 1993 54 Scott Hamilton 1995 55 Paris Washboard 1996 56 Janet Planet 2009




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