We've got department store blues Department store blues Hey, what's a New Orleans shopper gonna do With these department store blues Caught the bus down to Can*l Street To meet my friends beneath the clock. Ah but the clock wasn't ticking. All the doors were locked Everybody had done gone home All was as quiet as a tome Seems that Holmes has found A new suburban home Department store blues Department store blues Hey, what's a New Orleans shopper gonna do With these department store blues When Christmas comes around I like to jingle-jangle-jingle I head on down to Maison To visit with Mr. Bingle But the snowman wasn't in Seems he done drifted away. Yeah, Mr. Bingle's on the payroll Out in Metairie. We've got department store blues Department store blues Tell me what's a New Orleans shopper gonna do With these department store blues Ah did you hear that Krouse Finally came crashing in? Even Sears has felt the pinch. Godchaux's has gone away And Gus Mayer's too Well, even Kreiger's is just a memory What's a New Orleans shopper gonna do? Oh well, here with these department store blues Department store blues Tell me what's a New Orleans shopper gonna do With these department store blues So we're singing about department store blues Department store blues Tell me what's a New Orleans shopper gonna do With these department store blues