🎷🎭 “Life of the Mardi” For sax, soul, and slow-rollin’ chaos [Intro – Spoken over wild sax riff & parade drums] 🎶 We ain’t in N’awlins, but baby that’s fine, We rollin’ through Bimini on island time! Laissez les bons temps rouler—on a cart with flair, With poker hands flyin’ and beads in the air! 🎶 [Verse 1] Strapped in tight to a lifted cart, Feathers flyin’, beads and heart Rattlin’ down that sun-baked road With a queen in purple, bold and gold Cooler full of mischief, spirits flowin’ free Aces and jokers where my kings should be Laughs get loud as the sun gets high Painted faces, wild in the Bahama sky [Chorus – Big Brass Energy] 🎷 Life of the Mardi, rollin’ the dice Golf carts dancin’, feelin’ so nice Poker run mayhem, coconut dreams Beads, brass, and sun-drenched schemes Loud like a sax, sweet like Bacardi— That’s the wild, that’s the life of the Mardi! 🎷 [Verse 2] We don’t need floats, we are the parade Glowin’ like fireflies in a masquerade Island girls shakin’ tambourine hips Cigars, confetti, and rum-soaked lips Deal me in at the next stop sign, Lady Luck ridin’ shotgun, sippin’ moonshine From Bay Street to Bailey Town We turnin’ this poker run upside down [Chorus – Sing it loud!] 🎷 Life of the Mardi, rollin’ the dice Golf carts dancin’, feelin’ so nice Poker run mayhem, coconut dreams Beads, brass, and sun-drenched schemes Loud like a sax, sweet like Bacardi— That’s the wild, that’s the life of the Mardi! 🎷 [Bridge – call & response with the band] 🎶 Who got the King cake? (I got the slice!) Who’s got a full house? (Rollin’ with spice!) Flash that grin, throw them beads, We’re all kings and queens in the island breeze! 🎶 [Breakdown – Sax solo over drumline] 🔥 SAX SCREAMS LIKE THE SUN’S ON FIRE 🔥 (Throw your hands up, let the good times roll!) Whistles, tambourines, laughter in the background [Final Chorus – Full Marching Band Feel] 🎷 Life of the Mardi, bring on the night Cart lights glowin’, spirits take flight Champagne in a coconut, brass in the air This kind of magic’s mighty rare Shine like a doubloon, wild and hearty— You’re alive, baby, in the Life of the Mardi! 🎷 [Outro – Fades out with sax solo & chanting] 🎶 Laissez les bons temps rouler… In Bimini, we do it our way! 🎶
