Take Me to the Mardi Gras Paul Simon Words & music By Paul Simon 1973 C'mon take me to the [C]Mardi Gras Where the people sing and [G7]play Where the dancing is elite And there's music in the street Both night and [C]day Tacet C Hurry take me to the Mardi Gras In the city of my [G7]dreams You can legalize your lows You can wear your summer clothes In the New Or[C]leans[C7] And I will lay my burden [F]down Rest my head upon that [F9]shore And when I wear that starry [Eb]crown I (paul-simon.info)