I was just looking through some Hank Williams lyrics on Cowpie, and noticed he had a version of Bayou Pon Pon. Intrigued, I had a looksee what he made of it.
You have to smile. He obviously didn't hang around cajun music long enough to find out that, just because it sounds upbeat, it doesn't mean the lyrics have to be.
Same when he turned Grand Texas into Jambalaya.

We like our miserable songs the way they are. ( Well, I do)

BJ