Mardi Gras Mambo Lyrics
The Meters
Lyrics
Down in New Orleans
Where the blues was born
It takes a cool cat
To blow a horn
On LaSalle and Rampart Street
The combo's there with a mambo beat
The Mardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
Party Gras, pambo, mambo, mambo
Mardi Gras, mambo-ooh
Down in New Orleans
In Gert Town
Where the cats all meet
There's a Mardi Gras mambo
With a beat
Join the Chief with the Zulu gang
And truck on down
Where the mambo's swing
The Mardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
Party Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
Pardi Gras, mambo-ooh
Down in New Orleans
Down in New Orleans
Where the blues was born
It takes a cool cat
To blow a horn
On LaSalle and Rampart Street
The combo's there with a mambo beat
The Mardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
Party Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
Party Gras, mambo-ooh
Down in New Orleans
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Mardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
Party Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
Pardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
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Pardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Meters' "Mardi Gras Mambo" is a classic funk song released in 1975. It was written by band members Leo Nocentelli, Art Neville, Joseph Modeliste and George Porter Jr., and featured on the group's self-titled album The Meters.
The track has become one of the most iconic tunes associated with New Orleans and its Mardi Gras celebrations. Boasting an infectious groove, it has been sampled numerous times over the years. The lyrics are full of references to Mardi Gras traditions such as dancing in the streets and catching beads from parade floats.