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"Down in New Orleans" is a song featured in Disney's feature film, The Princess and the Frog and serves as the official theme for the film. It was nominated to the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

The prologue version is a short introduction song to set the mood of the film.

The title song is used to introduce us to various characters such as Tiana, Prince Naveen, and Doctor Facilier.

The final version acts as an epilogue, establishing where the major, living characters are by the end of the story.

Lyrics

The evening star is shining bright
So make a wish and hold on tight
There's magic in the air tonight
And anything can happen...

In the Southland there's a city
Way down on the river
Where the women are very pretty
And all the men deliver

They got music, it's always playin'
Start in the day time, go all through the night
When you hear that music playin'
Hear what I'm saying
(It) make you feel alright

Grab somebody, come on down
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
There's some sweetness goin' 'round
Catch it down in New Orleans

We got magic, good and bad
Make you happy or make you real sad
Get everything you want, lose what you had
Down here in New Orleans

Hey partner
Don't be shy
Come on down here and give us a try
You wanna do some living before you die
Do it down in New Orleans

Stately homes and mansions
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
Dreams do come true in New Orleans

In the Southland there's a city
Way down on the river
Where the women are very pretty
And all the men deliver

They got music, it's always playin'
Start in the day time, go all through the night
When you hear that music playin'
Hear what I'm saying
Make you feel alright

Grab somebody, come on down
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
There's some sweetness goin' around
Dream do come true in New Orleans

Trivia

  • "Down In New Orleans" is the first theme song featured within the duration of a Disney film sung by both a Disney Princess and a professional singer.
  • During the reprise, when Tiana sings "all the men deliver" Naveen, as a waiter, delivered food to his parents and Tiana's mom.


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Media
Films and Television: The Princess and the Frog • A Poem Is...

Video Games: The Princess and the Frog • Kinect Disneyland Adventures • Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks • Disney Universe • Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure • Disney Sorcerer's Arena
Books: Little Golden Book • Ultimate Sticker Book • Disney's Wonderful World of Reading • Tiana's Cookbook: Recipes for Kids • Graphic Novel • The Art of The Princess and the Frog • Disney Princess Beginnings
Music: Original Songs and Score • Bayou Boogie

Disney Parks
Club Villain • Princesses Castle • Princess Fairytale Hall • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • Midship Detective Agency

Entertainment: Disney's Believe • Disney's Showtime Spectacular • Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire • Mickey and the Magical Map • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • The Golden Mickeys • Villains Tonight!
Parade: Disney Stars on Parade • Festival of Fantasy Parade • Mickey's Soundsational Parade
Firework: Disney Dreams! • Happily Ever After • Wonderful World of Animation
Halloween: Celebrate the Magic • Disney's Maleficious Halloween Party • Dr Facilier's Carnival-Loween • Frightfully Fun Parade • Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular • It's Good to be Bad with the Disney Villains • Let’s Get Wicked • Villains Night Out! • The Disney Villains Halloween Showtime • The Nightmare Experiment • Villains Grove • Villains Mix and Mingle • World of Color: Villainous!

Characters
Tiana • Prince Naveen • Ray • Louis • Mama Odie • Juju • Dr. Facilier • Lawrence • Charlotte La Bouff • Eudora • James • Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff • Evangeline • Reggie, Darnell, and Two Fingers • Stella • The Fenner Brothers • Facilier's Friends on the Other Side • Facilier's Shadow • Firefly Family • Georgia
Objects
Facilier's Talisman • Louis' Trumpet • Mama Odie's Wand • Mama Odie's Gumbo Cauldron
Locations
New Orleans • Bayou of New Orleans • Mama Odie's Tree • Tiana's Palace • Maldonia • Dr. Facilier's Voodoo Emporium • Duke's Café
Songs
Original songs: Down in New Orleans • Almost There • Friends on the Other Side • When We're Human • Gonna Take You There • Ma Belle Evangeline • Dig a Little Deeper • Never Knew I Needed

Bayou Boogie: Everyday Princess • Live To See You Smile • Shadow Man • Do What I Wanna Do • When You're In Love You'll Understand • Zippin' To The Zydeco • I Was Born To Blow This Horn • Play With The Band • Night and Day • Life In The Swamp • Love is a Magical Mystery • Sing Away The Blues • Mama Odie's Kitchen Song

See Also
Disney Revival • Electric Holiday
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