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I was born on the bayou thirty miles out of Lafayette 
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My daddy was a Cajun man and he taught me how to plow 
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I remember mama's breakfast goosh-goosh in the caye 
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Steams're upon the banje I wish I had me some now 

[Chorus]
             E                 A
I'm a Cajun born I'm a Cajun bread 
                               E
And when I die I'll be Cajun dead 
               A                 D
If I die in Alaska if I die in Ohio 
               E                        A
My soul will find its way back to the bayou 

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Went to church every Sunday had a French talkin' preacher man 
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We kids joked about the preacher man cause we thought he wore a dress 
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After church we had a party Cajun music on the phonograph 
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Harry Short singing Jole Blon made a singer out of me 

[Chorus]
             E                 A
I'm a Cajun born I'm a Cajun bread 
                               E
And when I die I'll be Cajun dead 
               A                 D
If I die in Alaska if I die in Ohio 
               E                        A
My soul will find its way back to the bayou

[Verse]
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When I get enough to marry get myself a Cajun lady 
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Some sort like my mama cause I ain't no other kind 
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And wherever fortune takes me with the breaks or makes me 
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Memory won't forsake me got Louisiana on my mind 

[Chorus]
             E                 A
I'm a Cajun born I'm a Cajun bread 
                               E
And when I die I'll be Cajun dead 
               A                 D
If I die in Alaska if I die in Ohio 
               E                        A
My soul will find its way back to the bayou