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[Verse 1]
CI guess the point of goin' to college
F CWas to acquire myself a little knowledge
CAnd help me figure out
G7 C7What life was really all about
FIt made Peets and J.D. happy
F#dimAnd set me wild and free
CThen I danced out of Mississippi
A7 D7 G7 CTo the University of Bourbon Street
[Verse 2]
CI sang, "Hey Pocky A-way"
F COn the streetcar headed uptown
CI went to class every day
G7And never wore a frown
CI was taught by the Neville Brothers
F F#dimBenny Spellman, and a whole lotta others
C A7That brass brand blew my mind
D7 G7 CWhen I joined in the second line
[Bridge]
FI felt the power of the gris-gris
F#dim Am CdimGot my soul saved by the backbeat
C A7I was branded by Jean Lafitte
D G CAt the University of Bourbon Street
Bb CI sang on a paddlewheel boat
Bb CFloated down the Mississippi
Bb F CHelped build a Mardi Gras float
G7And smoked a joint with a beautiful hippie
[Verse 3]
CI heard a church choir sing
C"Change my guitar strings"
FThought things just couldn't get better
C A7'Til I walked to the Central Grocery
Dm G CAnd had myself a muffaletta
FI took my lunchbox to the streetcar
F#dim CdimThat Tennessee named, "Desire"
C A7Then I followed my dancin' feet
D7 G7 CTo the University of Bourbon Street
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
CYeah, we got high-class, low-rent Voodoo information
CPat O'Brien's hurricane accreditation
COld-school sex education
GAnd I learned how to eat
[Verse 4]
CFrom the music and the people
CTo the cookin' and the joy
F7 F#It really ain't a mystery
C A7I just followed my dancin' feet
D7 G7 CTo the University of Bourbon Street
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I got my Lucky Dog Ph.D.
D7 G7 CAt the University of Bourbon Street
A7Yeah, I just followed my dancin' feet
D7 G7 CTo the University of Bourbon Street
A7And a Po' Boy Master's Degree
D7 G7 CAt the University of Bourbon Street
[Outro]
A7It's all sweet, darling
D7 G7 CUniversity of Bourbon Street
CHand me that umbrella
A7Follow me to school
D7 G7 C A7University of Bourbon Street
D7 G7 C D7 G7 CUniversity of Bourbon Street
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