Inspired by the events that have changed New Orleans forever. Soon to have a new version uploaded.

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New Orleans, once a great city - full of life, love and hope has been beaten, robbed and left for dead. This song is simply me acknowlegding the fact.

A blind man and a pauper,
a pastor and a thief
were holed up in a hotel room
playing cards on a dirty sheet

Two hands were quickly folded
a gun was slowly drawn
The blind man strummed an old guitar
while they all sang along

I used to know a lady many years ago
she lived in a mansion by the gulf of Mexico
till the rains came and washed away her home beside the sea
Every night was a party, every day a jamboree

The pastor gave a blessing
for those who have been lost
whose spirts are still floating
beneath the spanish moss

The thief smiled at the pastor
and said, "there's nothing left".
climbed out of the window
a'singing beneath his breath

I used to know a lady many years ago
she lived in a mansion by the gulf of Mexico
till the rains came and washed away her home beside the sea
Every night was a party, every day a jamboree

The hotel room is empty now
yellow tape across the door
a dead rat in the corner
a chalk outline on the floor

The last I heard the pauper
had jumped into the sea
the blind man's left with nothing but
a tin cup and memories

I used to know a lady many years ago
she lived in a mansion by the gulf of Mexico
till the rains came and washed away her home beside the sea
Every night was a party, every day a jamboree