It's French for "Fat Tuesday".
Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras

You
You wait all year.
But now Mardi Gras is finally here.
And you
You want to get your costume ready
and you feel alright.

'Cos the preparations have all been made.
They're handing out masks and they're throwing a parade.
A very special night and a time when you
can do what you like and we like what you do.

So let's go to New Orleans.
Let's pick up lots of beads.
Now it's time to party 'cos it's Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras.
Let's check out the parade.
Let's play at the arcade.
When you want to party, think of Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras,
Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras

You
You throw the beads.
And drunken people are doing crazy things.
And we
We're here at this crazy night.
And we feel alright.

'Cos Mardi Gras doesn't have any rules.
And you can do just what you want to do.
Just watch what you drink or the next morning you
can get a bad hangover. That's not cool.

But, let's go to New Orleans.
Let's pick up lots of beads.
Now it's time to party 'cos it's Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras.
Let's check out the parade.
Let's play at the arcade.
When you want to party, think of Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras,
Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras

Let's go to New Orleans.
Let's pick up lots of beads.
Now it's time to party 'cos it's Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras.
Let's check out the parade.
Let's play at the arcade.
When you want to party, think of Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras,
Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras