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CAJUN BORN I WAS BORN ON THE BAYOU 40 MILES OUT OF LAFAYETTE MY DADDY WAS A CAJUN MAN AND HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLOW I REMEMBER ON THE BACKPORCH COUCHE COUCHE AND CAYENNE SEA Z'HERBES ON A BEIGNET, HOW I WISH I HAD SOME NOW WHEN THEY TOOK ME TO THE SCHOOLHOUSE I COULDN'T SPEAK A WORD OF ENGLISH THEY WOULDN'T LET ME IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE CAUSE I DIDN'T WEAR A BELT SO THEY SENT FOR MY DADDY, HE HAD TO BRING A PIECE OF CLOTHESLINE I HAD TO WEAR THAT PIECE OF CLOTHESLINE, YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW I FELT . I'M A CAJUN BORN, I'M A CAJUN BRED AND WHEN I DIE, I'LL BE A CAJUN DEAD IF I DIE IN ALASKA, IF I DIE IN OHIO MY SOUL WILL FIND ITS WAY BACK TO THE BAYOU. I WENT TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY, WE HAD A FRENCH TALKING PREACHERMAN WE ALL LAUGHED AT THE PREACHERMAN CAUSE WE THAUGHT HE WORE A DRESS AFTER CHURCH WE HAD A PARTY CAJUN MUSIC ON A PHONOGRAPH I WISH ALL THAT SINGING JOLIE BLONDE HAD MADE A SINGER OUT OF ME. WHEN I GET AN URGE TO MARRY I GET MYSELF A CAJUN LADY A GIRL DOWNHOME LIKE MY MAMA CAUSE HER REIGNING WAS SO KIND WHEREVER FORTUNE TAKES ME IF IT MAKES ME OR IT BREAKS ME THOSE MEMORIES ALL FORSAKE ME BUT LOUISIANA ON MY MIND. |