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Confirming lyrics for Blue Moon Special (Lost Bayou Ramblers)

I've just listened to the Lost Bayou Ramblers' clip (link 1) a couple of times to make out the lyrics for Blue Moon Special. I've decided to add this to my repertoire. Here's what I came up with. Would anyone with a special ear for Cajun French review it please? I've put the words I'm not sure about in brackets with a question mark. Isn't that a great song to get the juices flowing? Thanks.

Blue Moon Special
(Lost Bayou Ramblers)

Tu peux boire du Scotch
Tu peux boire du (Gin?)
Tu peux boire du Whiskey
Tu peux boire la Limonade
Ca fait pas rien, (hé?) toi tu bois
Autant qu’tu bois (après?) au ciel

Tu peux danser le Waltze
Tu peux dans danser le Two-Step
Tu peux danser (Full Drag?)
Tu peux danser le Zydeco
Ca fait pas rien, (hé?) toi tu danses
Autant qu’tu danses, (après?) au ciel

Tu peux aller tout seul
Aller avec ton père
Aller avec ta ‘tite soeur
Aller avec mère
Aller avec ton beau
Aller avec ton (beau?)
Aller avec ta mère
Aller avec ta grand-mère
Ca fait pas rien, qui tu vas avec,
Autant qu’tu vas, (après?) au ciel.

Re: Confirming lyrics for Blue Moon Special (Lost Bayou Ramblers)

Whoever you did the lyrics for BlueMoon Specal By the lost Bayou Ramblers was very close
I grew up with Cajun Music
My Grandaddy was from Layfayette Louisiana. I'm from SouthWest Onatario myself and I call myself a Zydecanadian

Here's the right lyrics

Blue Moon Special
(Lost Bayou Ramblers)
You can drink of the Scotch
You can drink (Gin?)
You can drink of the Whiskey
You can drink the lemonade
It doesn't Matter
Ah won't you Drink
As long as you drink at the Blue Moon
Ca fact not nothing, (hey?) thee thou wood
as much as thou wood (after?) to heaven
you can dance the Waltze
thou canst in dancing the Two-Step
thou canst dance (Full Drag?)
you can dance Zydeco
Like this
It doesn't matter
Ah won't you Dance
As long as you Dance as the Blue Moon
You can go all alone
You can go with your father
You can go with y our little sister
You can go with mother
YOu can go with your Lover
You can go with your grandmother
It doesn't matter
Oh won't you go
As long as you go the BLue Moon

Re: Confirming lyrics for Blue Moon Special (Lost Bayou Ramblers)

No He speaks d un poulailler
D un endroit pour les poules or chicken
something missing
2 couplets en cajuns french issing
Et le dernier n est pas bon
Jean Luc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XsxdQW1s8E



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