Jambalaya Lyrics in English Casper

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Jambalaya by Casper from German to English.
1 to the 2, 3 to the 4
It goes bam bam on the door
5 to the 6, 7 and 8
Look, the beast's awake again
Look, I can do it
Look, I can do it
Suddenly everything's different
They camp outside the halls and ask for autographs
Now they scream my name
Passing out while they do
Fainting before we've even started
I come from a redneck town
They love NASCAR there like Chevy, Ford
Where cousin Bob cooks his batches in a meth lab
Alone with a tape recorder there in a kid's room
Raised on Peter Tosh, Dylan and Lynyrd Skynyrd
Always summer, never winter, sand as red as skin
Chirping crickets ring out, mosquitoes as big as a fist
Ay yo I came from there
City of Mardi Gras, land of every drum liner
Coo coo like voodoo, damn hot like the jambalaya
Hallelujah, halle-hallelujah
Finally it's time again
Hey! Hey! Hey!
A few wanted to try, tried to copy him
But now it's finally time—
The original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So tall he can touch the sky
So cheers, it'll never be like before again
The original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So tall he can touch the sky
So cheers, it'll never be like before again
8 to the 9, 9 to the 10
Everybody after him can leave now
First came the copy, then the copy of the copy
Indie-based beats
Fake melancholy
Diary poetry, cheap-sounding melodies
Everybody wants to be like my team but sadly don't know how
Come with the Boom Boom Band behind me
Walls shake
Feel the bass push
Like fans at the railing sweating to the end
Hours of handshakes, kisses for Mister Griffey
Came from Atlanta, Alabama to the swamps of Mississippi
Yo with buckshot in the shotguns, drunk shooting at beer cans
Bit my way up from the bottom like a crocodile jaw
Yo, from trailer park to scene star, think every year
How damn long, but look, we're finally here!
Hallelujah, halle-hallelujah
Finally it's time again
Hey! Hey! Hey!
A few wanted to try, tried to copy him
But now it's finally time
The original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So tall he can touch the sky
So cheers, it'll never be like before again
The original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So tall he can touch the sky
So cheers, it'll never be like before again
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So tall he can touch the sky
So cheers, it'll never be like before again
The original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So tall he can touch the sky
So cheers, it'll never be like before again
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SONG MEANING

A stew of swagger and Southern roots

“Jambalaya” is Casper’s loud, celebratory reminder that the original is back in town. Over thumping count-offs and carnival-like chants, he recounts his rise from a dusty, NASCAR-loving backwater to a headliner whose fans camp outside venues and faint at the sight of him. The verses paint vivid scenes of red dirt, buzzing cicadas, swampy heat, and shotgun-blasted beer cans, mixing German rap with imagery from the American South the same way a pot of jambalaya mixes flavors.

What the song is really saying

Casper uses those spicy snapshots to make one point: imitation can never match authenticity. He mocks the “copy of a copy,” then lifts his own journey as proof that grit, originality, and a fearless mash-up of influences create something impossible to duplicate. Every shout of “Das Original!” feels like a victory cheer, inviting listeners to raise a glass, feel the bass shake the walls, and celebrate a future that, thanks to real artistry, will “never be the same as before.”

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