Welcome To The Birthplace

[Intro Sample] This is New Orleans. The crescent city. Paris of America It's squashed in the middle of the Mississippi mud with The levies of the 19th century mist on one side the dykes Of modern Industrialism on the other. And the old French Quarter, bright eyed and exciting automating the Cities beginning. Tourists still gasp at its enchanting courtyards... [Verse 1] Welcome to the birthplace NOLA is the first place Where every day we party non-stop like it's your birthday More than the murder rate, Southern hospitality Katrina was a lifestyle we lived in actuality Meet me on Bourbon Street stop and get a daiquiri And take it to the Calliope, the domicile the Master P Grubbin' by the Manchu , hangin' on the Riverview Ridin' on the streetcar coolin' at the House of Blues Dancin' at the Zulu Ball chillin' by the Port of Call You can see the Indians and brass bands going off We can hit St. Claude get a Gene's PO-boy And every single night somebody gotta show boy [Hook] We get to showin' out, get-get to showin' out We get to showin' out, get-get to showin' out (Groove City, Groove City, Groove City) [Verse 2] Yeah they got a place where everybody go You already know it's Groove City N-O Mardi Gras mambo craw fish gumbo Take it to the 9th ward, Hollygrove or Congo The land of the Who Dat the city of the breeze Where the ladies love to bounce and the fellas stackin' G's Mondays never blue we eating rice and red beans Anywhere you go you can taste the cuisine Chillin' on the lake barbecuing on the grill Deep in the Superdome aka the battlefield From the 3rd Ward to 17 Eastbank to West My city is unique New Orleans is the best