They'll lead us through some songs he's already taught us, like Bayou Pom Pom, Back Door, Don't Mess with My Toot Toot, then on to the new song, which is—
Tit Galop Pour Mamou (Slow Galop to Mamou)
You might even recognize the tune in this jaunty YouTube video of a string band playing this at a party. Some funny balloon commentary floating over the band playing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68t52cU_mcc
And here's the tune's writer, Dewey Balfa, and brother playing on a pretty static YouTube, but hey, he wrote the thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6BlGtQcVI
The lyrics in English are:
Canter, canter to Mamou!
I sold my little mule for fifteen cents.
I bought some red candy for the kids,
some sugar and coffee for the old folks.
www.cajunlyrics.com
' www.cajunlyrics.comww.cajunlyrics.com
Canter, canter to Mamou!
I sold my little wagon for fifteen cents.
I bought some red candy for the kids,
and a yard of ribbon for my wife.
I sold my little mule for fifteen cents.
I bought some red candy for the kids,
some sugar and coffee for the old folks.
www.cajunlyrics.com
' www.cajunlyrics.comww.cajunlyrics.com
Canter, canter to Mamou!
I sold my little wagon for fifteen cents.
I bought some red candy for the kids,
and a yard of ribbon for my wife.
At SoundCloud, I've uploaded the melody and harmony parts separate and together. Here's a link to the LEAD + Harmony voices 1 & 2—all fiddle parts.
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