[Dixielandjazz] Lyrics wanted

[Berry Zand Scholten]

Hello Gerard,

Thank you very much for your kind and fast help concerning the lyrics of 
'Big Bass Drum'. Reading your printed version it's understandable that I 
could not make too much of Dr. John's prononciation of - for example - 
'a-oom-ba-way' and 'n to-wa-ba-ca-way'.
But you helped us out. Great action! It was a big suprise for us to get an 
answer from a Dutch listmember. One could expect a reply from the States of 
the UK, but the old Dutch expression 'A good neighbour shows to be as 
important as a far away friend' became reality again.
Anyway....thanks to the DJML and Gerard Bielderman's great reaction we can 
start working on the song with our Pepperhouse Swing Factory. Our 
clarinettist/saxophonplayer, Ronald Jansen Heijtmajer, and I will make an 
new arrangement for the song and the lyrics were badly needed for rehearsal 
and to find out which key is the best for our singer.

(I tried - as some DJML-members also did - to find the lyrics at Google as 
well...but no result)

Thanks again, Gerard, and I'll contact you as soon as we have finished the 
song.

Best regards,

Berry Zand Scholten.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerard Bielderman" <gerard.bielderman at tiscali.nl>
To: "DJM List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 7:28 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Lyrics wanted


> Hi Berry,
>
> I found the text on a CD by the German band "Jazz Lips" and altered it 
> while listening to Chris Barber's version:
>
> The big bass drum led that big parade,
> all on a Mardi Gras day
> The big bass drum led that big parade,
> all on a Mardi Gras day
> The big bass drum led that big parade,
> all on a Mardi Gras day
> All you can hear the people sayin'
> "a-oom-ba-way 'n to-wa-ba-ca-way"
>
> The (Pepperhouse Band) played that second line,
> all on a Mardi Gras day...
> Eating gilli coconut and drinking mellow wine
> all on a Mardi Gras day.
> King Zulu ain't jivin', he's feeling fine,
> all on a Mardi Gras day,
> All you can hear the people sayin'
> "a-oom-ba-way 'n to-wa-ba-ca-way"
>
> Big chief Tutti did that ti-na-na
> all on a Mardi Gras day
> Did you see what I heard, did you hear what I saw
> all on a Mardi Gras day.
> "Throw me something, mister,
> that's what carnival's for"
> all on a Mardi Gras day
> All you can hear the people sayin'
> "a-oom-ba-way 'n to-wa-ba-ca-way"
>
> I trust this helps! Lots of success!
> Groeten,
>
> Gerard Bielderman / Leie 18 / 8032 ZG  ZWOLLE / Netherlands
> Publisher of jazz discographies
>
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