Take me to the Mardi Gras    (intro)

instrumental intro = verse 1

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1. Come on take me to the Mardi Gras where the people sing and play,

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where the dancing is elite and there´s music in the streets,

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both night and day.

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2. Hurry, take me to the Mardi Gras, in the city of my dreams,

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you can legalize your lows, you can wear your sommer clothes

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in the New Orleans.

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And I will lay my burden down, rest my head upon that shore,

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and when I wear that starry crown,

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I won´t be wanting anymore.

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3. Take your burdens to the Mardi Gras, let the music wash your soul,

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you can mingle in the streets, you can jingle to the beat

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of the jelly roll.

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4. Tumba, tumba, tumba Mardi Gras, tumba, tumba, tumba, yeah,

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yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah.

5. instrumental = verse 4 …

(Paul Simon)