C
Way down yonder in the Bayou country in dear old Louisan
D7 G7
That's where lives my Cajun baby the fairest one in the land
C
Her teeth are white and pearly hair black as coal
F C
I wouldn't trade my Cajun baby for the world's gold
G7 C
Way down yonder in the bayou country in dear old Louisan
F C
My hearts been sad and lonely since the day I left her side
D7 G7
But today I got this letter said she'd be my Cajun bride
C F C
Gonna go and wed my Cajun baby and live by the old bayou
G7 C
Eat a lots of shrimp and crawfish ride around in my old pirogue
C
Way down yonder in the Bayou country in dear old Louisan
D7 G7
That's where lives my Cajun baby the fairest one in the land
C
Her teeth are white and pearly hair black as coal
F C
I wouldn't trade my Cajun baby for the world's gold
G7 C
Way down yonder in the bayou country in dear old Louisan
F C
Before the sun goes down this evening I'll be on my way
D7 G7
To see my Cajun baby and there I'm gonna stay
C F C
On a Saturday night we go dancing and listen to the fiddle-o
G7 C
Lord I got me a Cajun baby just a living and a loving by the old bayou
C
Way down yonder in the Bayou country in dear old Louisan
D7 G7
That's where lives my Cajun baby the fairest one in the land
C
Her teeth are white and pearly hair black as coal
F C
I wouldn't trade my Cajun baby for the world's gold
G7 C
Way down yonder in the bayou country in dear old Louisan
