© Traditional

Deborah-Helen Viator of Eh, la-bas
(a traditional New Orleans Creole Music band) mailed me:
Louisiana Creole, much like the various Swiss Germans, is not a written language, so, the alphabet is phonetic.  As for the writer, the song has been recorded by (and claimed by) many.  The song is actually very old and predates all that have claimed it.  Originally, it contained as many more verses.  They have, unfortunately been lost.
 

Lyrics:

Chorus
E la ba!  E la ba!                                (Hey over there!)
E la ba, chèri! (E la ba, chèri!)        (Hey over there, dear lady!)
Komon sa va?  (Komon sa va?)      (How’s it goin’?)

Verse
Mo chè kouzen, mo chè kouzin,   (My dear cousin (male), my dear cousin (female),
mo lenme la kizin!                            (I love the kitchen!) 
Mo manje plen, mo bwa diven,     (I eat a lot, I drink wine,)
e sa pa kout ariyen.                           (and it costs me nothing.)

Verse
Ye tchwe kochon, ye tchwe lapen, (They kill a pig, they kill a rabbit,)
e mo manje plen.                                (and I eat a lot.)
Ye fe gonmbo, mo manje tro,           (They make gumbo, I eat too much,)
e sa fe mon malad.                             (and that makes me sick.)

Verse (sent by David Emile Marcantel)
L'aut jour mo mangé
courtbouillon poisson
Mon conté à elle allant
Voulez voulez voulez voulez voulez-vous
Voulez-vous comme un cochon
 

Roy Burton sent me this version of Eh la bas:

Eh la bas                                            (Hey over there)
Eh la bas                                            (Hey over there)
Eh la bas cherie                                (Hey over there friend)
Comment ça va                                 (How are you)

Ma chere couson, mon cher cousin  (My dear cousin (male) my dear cousin (female)
J’aime la cuisine,                                  (I like the kitchen (cooking)
Je mange beaucoup, je bois du vin   (I eat a lot I drink wine)
Et se pas coute rien                              (And it costs me nothing)

Je tuē cochon, je tuē lapin                  (I kill a pig, I kill a rabbit)
Et je mange beaucoup                         (And I eat a lot)
Je fait gumbo, j’ai mange trop           (I make gumbo, I have eaten too much)
Et sa fait mon malade.                         (And that makes me sick)

L’autre jour j’ai mange trop               (The other day I ate a lot)
Court-bouillon poison                        (Court-boillon fish (fish cooked in wine)
Mon conte a vous allant vomis         (My story to you goes vomit)
Vomis, comme un cochon.                 (Vomit like a pig)

If you have supplementary information about this song, please let us know.

The Louisiana-Creole Alphabet

On the left are the letters of the Creole alphabet; on the right are their sounds as represented in English words.  The italicized letters in these English words are the represented sounds.  This alphabet was developed primarily by Prof. Thomas Klingler of Tulane University.  The authors have made slight changes from Prof. Klingler’s version, see Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, 4-6 (A. Valdman et al., 1998).

Vowels

a                                papa, mama, pot
e                                make, date
è                                let, bet
i                                 me, see 
I                                 in, sit
o                                go, smoke
ò                                loss, cost
ou                              moon, pool
y (after “a”)                my, try
y (after “e” and “an”)  me, see (voiced softly)
eu                              book, look
œ                               nurse, nerd
æ                               bat, sat

Nasal Vowels

an                               want
en                               sand, land
on                               long, song

Consonants

b                                 bowl
ch                                shop, shirt
d                                 dog
dj                                judge, job, jacket
f                                  fort, far
g                                 get, go
gn                               nyet (Russian “no”)
h                                 hat
j                                  rouge, garage, pleasure
k                                 kitchen, cut
l                                  love
m                                mother
n                                 noun, name
ng                               sing, strong
p                                 pole
r                                 roll, rough
s                                 seek, sew
t                                  top
tch                              church, chin
v                                 victory
w                                wet, wash
y                                 yet, yes
z                                 zoo, zip, gaze