The Mardi Gras March - 1958

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 15 Feb 2002

Here comes the big brass band,
hear them blow as they go
to the Mardi Gras!
See the leader wavin' to ya
Happy Days and Hallelujah!
Lucky to be standin' where you are.
They play that Dixieland,
with a toot on the flute
and an umpapa;
dressed in red,
dressed in blue,
they go marching, marching, marching
to The Mardi Gras!

Oh, what a thrill, what a thrill,
when they kick that Dixie rhythm aroun',
Oh, the notes that float upon the air,
when they push that little valve down;
See the small fry standin' there,
Starin' goggleeyed,
When that slide trombone begins to slide!
Oh, what a day, what a day,
when they play that crazy
'Dippermouth Blues',
With a beat that's got the population
rockin' out of their shoes!
With a roll of a drum,
and a tumtiddledum,
Ev'rybody knows what that means,
There'll be dancin'
in the streets of New Orleans!

Here comes the big brass band,
hear them blow as they go
to the Mardi Gras!
See the leader wavin' to ya
Happy Days and Hallelujah!
Lucky to be standin' where you are.
They play that Dixieland,
with a toot on the flute
and an umpapa;
dressed in red,
dressed in blue,
they go marching, marching, marching
to The Mardi Gras!

Soft karaoke
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The Mardi Gras March 1958
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyric by Paul Francis Webster
copyright 1958 by 20th Century Music Corp. New York
20th Century-Fox presents a Cinemascope Picture,
Jerry Wald's Production of
'Mardi Gras'
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Friday 15 February 2002 at 18.17
in association with Doug Grierson
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