Cajun Born - Emmylou Harris

I was born on the bayou

Thirty miles out of Lafayette

My daddy was a Cajun man

Lord, he taught us how to plow

I remember mama’s breakfast

Cush cush and a cane

Being served on a beignet

Lord, I wish I had some now

I’m a Cajun-born, I’m a Cajun-bred

And when I die, I’m a Cajun dead

If I die in Alaska, if I die in Ohio

This soul will find its way back to the bayou

We went to church every Sunday

We had a French-speaking preacher man

We joked about the preacher man

'Cause we thought he wore a dress, yes

After church we had a party

We played our music on the phonograph

We had a man singing «Jole Blon»

Oh, made a sinner out of me

I’m a Cajun-born, I’m a Cajun-bred

And when I die, I’m a Cajun dead

If I die in Alaska, if I die in Ohio

This soul will find its way back to the bayou

When I’m ready to be married

I’m gonna be his Cajun lady

Something sort of like my mama

'Cause I ain’t no other kind, oh, no other kind

'Ever fortune takes me

If it makes me or it breaks me

These memories won’t forsake me

Louisiana on my mind

I’m a Cajun-born, I’m a Cajun-bred

And when I die, I’m a Cajun dead

If I die in Alaska, if I die in Ohio

This soul will find its way back to the bayou

If I die in Alaska, if I die in Ohio

This soul will find its way back to the bayou