Standin' in the corner Standin' in the corner Permancendo en la esquina Of toulouse and dauphine Of toulouse and dauphine De Toulouse y Dauphine Waitin' on marie-ondine Waitin' on marie-ondine Esperando en Marie-Ondine I'm tryin' to place a tune I'm tryin' to place a tune Estoy tratando de poner una canción Under a louisiana moonbeam Under a louisiana moonbeam En virtud de un rayo de luna de Louisiana On the planet of New Orleans On the planet of New Orleans En el planeta de Nueva Orleans In a bar they call the saturn In a bar they call the saturn En un bar que llaman de Saturno And in her eyes of green And in her eyes of green Y en sus ojos de color verde And somethin' that she said in a dream And somethin' that she said in a dream Y algo 'que ella dijo en un sueño Inside of my suit I got my mojo root Inside of my suit I got my mojo root Dentro de mi traje me mojo mi raíz And a true love figurine And a true love figurine Y una figura de amor verdadero For the planet of new orleans For the planet of new orleans Para el planeta de Nueva Orleans New Orleans - the other planet New Orleans - the other planet Nueva Orleans - el otro planeta With other life upon it With other life upon it Con la vida de otros que le And everythin' that's shakin' in between And everythin' that's shakin' in between Y todas las cosas que mechen entre If you should ever land upon it If you should ever land upon it Si alguna vez la tierra que le You better know what's on it You better know what's on it Es mejor saber lo que está en él The planet of New Orleans The planet of New Orleans El planeta de Nueva Orleans Now I'm tryin' to find my way Now I'm tryin' to find my way Ahora me tratas de encontrar mi camino Through the rain and the steam Through the rain and the steam A través de la lluvia y el vapor de I'm lookin' straight ahead through the screen I'm lookin' straight ahead through the screen I'm lookin 'en línea recta a través de la pantalla de And then I heard her say And then I heard her say Y luego la oí decir: Somethin' in the limousine Somethin' in the limousine Alguna cosa en la limusina 'bout taking a ride across the planet of New Orleans 'bout taking a ride across the planet of New Orleans sobre tomar un paseo en todo el planeta de Nueva Orleans If she was an ace If she was an ace Si era un as And I was just a jack And I was just a jack Y yo era sólo una toma de And the cards were never seen And the cards were never seen Y las cartas que nunca se vieron We could have been the king and the queen We could have been the king and the queen Podríamos haber sido el rey y la reina But she took me back to her courtyard But she took me back to her courtyard Pero ella me llevó de vuelta a su patio Where magnolia perfume screams Where magnolia perfume screams Cuando el perfume de magnolia gritos Behind the gates and the granite Behind the gates and the granite Detrás de las puertas y el granito Of the planet of New Orleans Of the planet of New Orleans Del planeta de Nueva Orleans