Oui, vous avez raison, Marc. Il existe des differences.
M. François n'est souvent pas en ligne avec la version chantée.
JB

Merci JB,

Will pick one up before too long- then I'll stop pestering y'all!
I do have a copied version of the carousel learn accordion book but alot of the lyrics seem to be different from what I hear musicians perform. I'm non french speaking and at the moment tend to go for less wordy ones like Grand Texas. I can see how singing really improves playing and it brings the tunes over in their proper context, the best music in the world in my opinion. Hope i can somehow do it justice in my corner of Yorkshire.


Ade.

Don't stop asking things on the forum. I think that all braves are willing to help you .

A.J., if you look for other lyrics, for other versions, don’t hesitate, ask. All isn’t in books or liner notes. The versions of a same songs are often very different !!

Marc

Oh I intend to keep askin!
With a bit more practice over the coming months I should be able to post some videos and give something back. I appreciate the support offered on here and think its a wonderful resource.

Vive les Braves!

Ade.

Besides Raymond Francois and Ann Savoys books which are fantastic! Here are some good online references for lyrics. I always try these resources first before asking the board. 1st, you can search this forum to see if the lyrics have already been posted; 2nd, this site is wonderful http://cajunlyrics.com/ ; and 3rd is this site here http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cajunzydeco-lyrics/files/

Thanks, I do check these ones.
T'other nite I figured out how to play 'Deacon jones' then went and found the lyrics on a site called "mudcat cafe", got a bit of a shock I'll tell thee!
Have changed it a bit.
Great stuff with the band Jon.

Ade.