[Dixielandjazz] That Mardi Gras song: "Big Bass Drum" & "To-Wa-Bac-A-Wa"

[Craig I. Johnson]

I saw the word (or phrase) "to-wa-ba-ca-way" in the lyrics quoted.

I understand that the creole or cajun name for the tune
upon which "Bucket's Got A Hole In It" is based, is "To-Wa-Ba-Ca-Wa"
Does anyone know what this means or connotes?
Doesn't look like any French that I've seen, even phonetically.

Craig
On 4/30/2005 1:40:33 PM, Len Nielsen (lennielsen at telus.net) wrote:
> Hi Gerard
> 
> Does this tune have a title/name? I tried 'google' for lyrics but
> couldn't think of the name.
> 
> Len Nielsen
> 
> Gerard Bielderman wrote:
> > 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