My transcription from a recording found on Spotify (There are many copies on various Christmas anthology albums.):


CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS
Words and music by Dick Sherman and Joe Van Winkle.
New York : Regent Music Corporation, ©1955.
As sung by Louis Armstrong

1. Magnolia trees at night,
Sparklin' bright,
Fields of cotton look wintery white,
When it's Christmas time in New Orleans.

2. A barefoot choir in prayer
Fills the air,
Mississippi folks gathering there,
'Cause it's Christmas time in New Orleans.

BRIDGE:You'll see a dixieland Santa Claus leadin' the band
To a good old creole beat.
Golly what a spirit! You can only hear it
Down on Basin Street.

3. Your cares will disappear
When you hear
"Hallelujah! Saint Nicholas is here!"
When it's Christmas time in New Orleans.

[REPEAT BRIDGE AND 3.]