Pearl Of The Quarter

On the water down in New Orleans

My baby's the pearl of the Quarter

She's a charmer like you never seen

Singing, "voulez-voulez-voulez-vous"

Where the sailor spends his hard-earned pay

Red beans and rice for a quarter

You can see her almost any day

Singing, "voulez-voulez-voulez-vous"

And if you hear from my Louise

Won't you tell her I say hello?

Please, make it clear

When her day is done, she got a place to go

I walked alone down The Miracle Mile

I met my baby by the shrine of the martyr

She stole my heart with her Cajun smile

Singing, "voulez-voulez-voulez-vous"

She loved the million dollar words I'd say

She loved the candy and the flowers that I bought her

She said she loved me and was on her way

Singing, "voulez-voulez-voulez-vous"

And if you hear from my Louise

Won't you tell her I love her so?

Please, make it clear

When her day is done, she got a place to go

And if you hear from my Louise

Won't you tell her I love her so?

Please, make it clear

When her day is done, she got a place to go