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

oh 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 its 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

(repeat chours)

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

cause there ain't no other kind

wherever fortune takes me

if it makes me or it breaks me

its memories will forsake me

louisiana on my mind

(repeat chours)

if i die in alaska,if i die in ohio

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