Mardi Gras Mambo 2:13 Trk 7 (K. Elliott, L. Welch, F. Adams) The Hawketts Recorded: WWEZ Radio Studio, New Orleans, LA. 1954. Producer/DJ, Ken Ellliott 'Jack The Cat'. Chess Records single #7780. Musicians: A. Neville - keybrds & vcl, J. Boudreaux - drums, A. August - gtr, G. Davis - alto M. Bechamin - tenor., I. Bell & A. Fleuri - trmp, C. Joseph - trmbn. Album: Mardi Gras in New Orleans (1987) MG1001. (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 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 (chorus) Mardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo Party Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo Pardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo FADES- Pardi Gras, mambo, mambo, mambo.