The big bass drum led the big parade All on a Mardi Gras Day The trombone was playing the tailgate song All on a Mardi Gras Day The bugler came down playing a bugle call All on a Mardi Gras Day And all that you could hear the people say was, Oh Bah Lea Everybody now comes [........] [in line?] All on a Mardi Gras Day [.........] are doing the second line All on a Mardi Gras Day [..............................] All on a Mardi Gras Day And all we're gonna say all night and day is, Oh Bah Lea The world danced down to St. Andrews Street All on a Mardi Gras Day From Chapitulla south to Magnolia Street All on a Mardi Gras Day I (espied/spied) the Injuns and [.............] All on a Mardi Gras Day And all that you could hear was the people saying Oh Bah Lea Black Eagles band plays [...] Fee-Nah-Nay All on a Mardi Gras Day And all that you could hear was the people saying Oh Bah Lea
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