Cajun Born Chords & Lyrics - Emmylou Harris

I was born on the [C]bayou
Thirty miles of [F]Layfayette
My daddy was a [G]cajun man
Lord he taught us how to [C]plow
I remember mama's [C]breakfast
Cush Cush and a [F]Kaye
Being served on a [G]Banyee
Oh, I wish I had some [C]now

I'm a cajun [G]born
I'm a cajun [C]bred
When I [G]die
I'm a cajun [C]dead
If I die in [C]Alaska
If I die in [F]Ohio
This soul will [G]find its way
Back to the [C]bayou
[D]

[N.C]We went to church every [D]sunday
We had a French speaking [G]preacher man
Joked about the [A]preacher man
'Cause we thought he wore a [D]dress
After church we had a [D]party
We played the music on the [G]phonograph
We had a man singing [A]Jole Blan
Made a sinner out of [D]me

I'm a cajun [A]born
I'm a cajun [D]bred
When I [A]die
I'm a cajun [D]dead
If I die in [D]Alaska
If I die in [G]Ohio
This soul will [A]find its way
Back to the [D]bayou

[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [E]

[N.C]When I'm ready to be [E]married
I'm going to be this cajun [A]lady
Some sorta like my [B]mamma
'Cause there ain't no other [E]kind

No, there ain't no other kind

Wherever fortune [E]takes me
If it makes me or it [A]breaks me
It's memories will [B]forsake me
Louisiana on my [E]mind

I'm a cajun [B]born
I'm a cajun [E]bred
When I [B]die
I'm a cajun [E]dead
If I die in [E]Alaska
If I die in [A]Ohio
This soul will [B]find its way
Back to the [E]bayou

If I die in Al[E]aska
If I [D]die in [A]Ohio
This soul will [B]find it's way
Back to the [E]bayou...