That's the song of the Mardi Gras, that's what you'll hear them say. That's the chant at the Mardi Gras, when those griots play. Mepele means have some fun, that's what they all yell out. Masa means yours, kute means mine. Ay-ya-ya, you'll hear them shout. Ay-ya-ya, mepele masa. Ay-ya-ya, mepele kute. That's the song of the Mardi Gras, that's what you'll hear them say. Down in Louisiana, down where it never snows, there's a little ditty that every Creole knows. Ay-ya-ya, mepele masa. Ay-ya-ya, mepele kute. That's the song of the Mardi Gras, that's what you'll hear them say. Ay-ya-ya, mepele masa. Ay-ya-ya, mepele kute. That's the chant at the Mardi Gras, when those Creoles play. Mepele means have some fun, that's what they all yell out. Masa means yours, kute means mine. Ay-ya-ya, you'll hear them shout. Ay-ya-ya, mepele masa. Ay-ya-ya, mepele kute. That's the song of the Mardi Gras, that's what you'll hear them say. Ay-ya-ya. Ay-ya-ya, mepele masa. Ay-ya-ya, mepele kute. That's the song of the Mardi Gras, that's what you'll hear them say. Ay-ya-ya, mepele masa. Ay-ya-ya, mepele kute. That's the chant at the Mardi Gras, when those Creoles play. Mepele means have some fun, that's what they all yell out. Masa means yours, kute means mine. Ay-ya-ya, you'll hear them shout. Ay-ya-ya, mepele masa. Ay-ya-ya, mepele kute. That's the song of the Mardi Gras, that's what you'll hear them say. © transcript Emily Beynon