Chords - v2

The big bass drum led the big parade, All on a Mardi Gras Day

The big bass drum led the big parade, All on a Mardi Gras Day (gotta have a doctor ready to go)

The big bass drum led the big parade, All on a Mardi Gras Day  (let him hang out with you guys)

And all that you could hear the people say. Was Oom Bah Lay

The trombone was playing that old tailgate song, All on a Mardi Gras Day

The trombone was playing that old tailgate, All on a Mardi Gras Day

The trombone was playing that old tailgate, All on a Mardi Gras Day

And all that you could hear the people say, Was Oom Bah Lay

The bugler came down playing a bugle call, All on a Mardi Gras Day

The bugler was playing a bugle call, All on a Mardi Gras Day (don't forget me now, yeah)

The bugler playing full of alcohol, All on a Mardi Gras Day (what a beautiful day)

And all that you could hear the people say was, Oom Bah Lay. (two way pocky way)

The Zulu was doing the second linem All on a Mardi Gras Day

doing coconut and drinking mellow wine, All on a Mardi Gras Day

Zulu came down was feeling fine, All on a Mardi Gras Day

And all he gonna say all night and day, Was Oom Bah Lay

Instrumental Verse

The world danced down on the South of St. Andrews Street, All on a Mardi Gras Day

From Tchopitoulas down to Magnolia Street, All on a Mardi Gras Day

That's where the Injuns and the pale face meet, All on a Mardi Gras Day

And all that we gonna sang all night and day, Is Oom Bah Lay

Black Eagle band plays a Tee-Nah-Nah. All on a Mardi Gras Day

They can Hey La Bah, Come see come saw, All on a Mardi Gras Day

Black Eagle band played a Tee-Nah-Nah, All on a Mardi Gras Day

And all that you could hear the people say, Was Oom Bah Lay

Drums...

And now we all going down to Canal, All on a Mardi Gras Day

Professor Longhair and Big Paul Mild, All on a Mardi Gras Day

Sure gonna party and be Full of smiles,  All on a Mardi Gras Day

All gonna say, All night and day, Is Oom Bah Lay

Nah nah nah nah nah....All on a Mardi Gras Day

Dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee....All on a Mardi Gras Day

Nah nah nah nah nah....All on a Mardi Gras Day

All gonna say, All night and day, Is Oom Bah Lay

St. Charles and Delta Kings, All on a Mardi Gras Day

Came ready to toast in his Mardi Gras Queen

All gonna say, All night and day, Is Oom Bah Lay

Hey, hey, All on a Mardi Gras Day