The Valleys of New Orleans lyrics

Someday the walls will tremble with terrible flames here 'Til the mouth of some hurricane sweeps them away And If I had either love or fortune I'd shed them both here But those cards are so rarely played I've hid them away The valleys of New Orleans The valleys of New Orleans Oh Stanley I've heard you laughing your way around here There's a game that I wish to play, so slow down I found another in Sidneys' pocket, she knows my name And she says she wants to drive all night in the dark through all The valleys of New Orleans The valleys of New Orleans Sidney says God is watching so don't fear now She says he's bound to come, give him time Her mouth is the taste of sea salt and saddled rum She speaks in a vagrant language I'd heard once in a film about The valleys of New Orleans The valleys of New Orleans The valleys of New Orleans The valleys of New Orleans