Mardi Gras Mambo Lyrics: (Uuh!) / 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 Mardi Gras Mambo, Mambo, Mambo Mardi Gras Mambo down in New Orlean In Gert Town where the cats all meet There's a Mardi Gras Mambo with a beat They shout and cheer for the Zulu gang Truck on down where the Mambos swing Mardi Gras Mambo, Mambo, Mambo Mardi Gras Mambo, Mambo, Mambo Mardi Gras Mambo down in New Orlean [Verse] A Down in New Orleans E Where the blues was born E A It takes a cool cat to blow a horn A E On LaSalle and Rampart Street E A The combo's there with a mambo beat [Chorus] D The Mardi Gras mambo, mambo, mambo A Party Gras mambo, mambo, mambo E Mardi Gras mambo, ooh A Down in New Orleans [Verse] A E In Gert Town where the cats all meet E A There's a Mardi Gras mambo with a beat A E Join "Mardi Gras Mambo" is a Mardi Gras-themed song written by Frankie Adams and Lou Welsch. The song's best known version was recorded in 1954 by the Hawketts , whose membership included Art Neville , a founding member of the Meters and the Neville Brothers . 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 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 Lyrics to "Mardi Gras Mambo" by THE METERS: (Uuh!) / 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 Ne 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 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 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 Uhh 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 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 Uhh 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 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 The Meters - Mardi Gras Mambo, 11th track from the album Fire On The Bayou(1975) 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 play with a mambo beat Mardi Gras mambo, mambo, mambo Mardi Gras mambo, mambo, mambo Mardi Gras mambo Down in New Orleans In Gert Town where the cats all meet There's a Mardi Gras mambo with a beat They shout and cheer for the Zulu King Truck on down where the mambo swing Uhh 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 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 Uhh 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 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 Lyrics to The Meters Mardi Gras Mambo: (Uuh!) 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 Uhh 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 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 Is dat time a' year, Mouton! Enjoying the content? Wanna dive down the rabbit hole and make your own? 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