Bb                                                                                                               F

Ya gonna have a real good time, marchin the Marinee second line

                                                                                                                    Bb

everyone gets there by nine cuz we know it's mardi gras time

St Ann marches right down Royal street, From Clouet and and Burgandy

On Mardi Gras day there's a beat, Keepin everyone on their feet.

           Eb                                     Bb

By the R bar we stop to dance around

           Eb                                 Bb

In the finest costumes in the town

Eb                                              Bb

Seems we're all floatin off the ground

F                                       Bb

Listenin to that Marinee sound

         F                           Bb

Ain't nothin keepin us down

         F                                              Bb F Bb F Bb ...

with colors are flyin round and round.

Jam in Bb and F.

The krewe goes across esplanade, That's where you'll see dat fine p-rade

marchin thru the quarter all day long, pumpin out song after song.

Everybody marches to the time, of the marinee second line

The trumpet boy he begin to play, With the Trombone leading the way.

oo boo ba doo goes the tuba player dude, 

bam bam bam bam goes the snare

you'll never see anything like it, 

that's why the tourists all stare

they don't have a costume to wear, 

no chocolate to make them aware!

notes:

There's a bit to play by ear on this song:

1) the number of times thru before singing is variable.

2) after a chorus, jam in Bb and F until someone signals to a jam chorus.

After each chorus, the number of Bb-F-Bb goes up by one!