Cuban-born Desi Arnaz of "I Love Lucy," with his "Babalu!" routine, was calling on the name of one of the "Orishas," the "gods" of the Yoruba pantheon. This particular Orisha, Babalu Aye, is the deity in charge of Death as the Great Equalizer/Balancer of the ecosystem. He is in charge of cleaning out messes, and giving things a chance to start anew.