Like ya Mama been tolâ you with any good stew
When you wanna make a gumbo start with a roux
When you wanna make a gumbo start with a roux
Add a white onion and chop it up good
Two stalks of celery like ya Mama tolâ you should
Three bell peppers nice and green
Four Creole tomatoes thatâs not too lean
Five Cajun spices to give it some bite
Six okra chopped to fix you up right
Seven blue crabs with nice big claws
Eight shucked oysters, save the pearls for Mardi Gras
Nine jumbo shrimp four long inch
Ten crawfish tails thatâs easy to pinch
Mix âem all together in a seafood stock
Put your tasting spoons under key and lock
After âbout an hour when it smells so nice
Pour it in a bowl over white steamed rice
After youâve cleaned your plate and shout ooohhh weee!
Thank all the Grandmas that came before me