Cajun Born (2003 Remaster)

Cajun Born (Remastered Album Version) - Emmylou Harris

I was born on the bayou

Thirty miles of Layfayette

My daddy was a cajun man

Lord he tought us how to plow

I remember mama's breakfast

Cush cush and a kaye

Being served on a banyee

I wish I had some now

I'm a cajun born

I'm a cajun bred

When I die

I'm a cajun dead

If I die in Alaska

If I die in Ohio

This soul will find it's way back to the bayou

We went to church every sunday

We had a french speaking preacher man

Joked about the preacher man

'Cause we thought he wore a dress

After church we had a party

We played the music on the phonograph

We had a man singing jole blan

Made a sinner out of me

I'm a cajun born

I'm a cajun bred

When I die

I'm a cajun dead

If I die in Alaska

If I die in Ohio

This soul will find it's way back to the bayou

When I'm ready to be married

I'm going to be this cajun lady

Some sorta like my mamma

'Cause there ain't no other kind

Ain't no other kind

Wherever fortune takes me

If it makes me or it breaks me

It's memories will forsake me

Louisiana on my mind

I'm a cajun born

I'm a cajun bred

When I die

I'm a cajun dead

If I die in Alaska

If I die in Ohio

This soul will find it's way back to the bayou

If I die in Alaska

If I die in ohio

This soul will find it's way back to the bayou