Good morning,

I have an old record album with various artist on it and I am wanting to know about a song that Happy Fats did with Doc Guidry. I can understand almost all of it but there are 3 words in it that I can't make out. If anyone has that song "Bayou Lafourche" and can help me with the lyrics I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,

Jerry

Sounds like the following:

Bonheur tout les matin
J'peux voir mon vieux pèpére
Parti a la pêche
Sur la mer
Dessus l'Bayou Lafourche
On vas tout les dimanches
A l'église d'sus l'bon Dieu
Pour prier

Y en a pas qu'est si riche
Y en a pas qu'est si pauvre
Juste des bon Acadiens après faire une vie
Moi j'm'en vas, chère cherie
Un de ses jours
Sur les côtes de beaux Bayou Lafourche

Can't quite make out this line:
A l'église d'sus l'bon Dieu
Pour prier

To me it would be better to say A l'église devant l'bon Dieu (In church before God, rather than below God).

Pepere is an affectionate term for grandfather.

That's my take on it!

Thanks for the quick response to my request. My wife and I will perform this song at the annual Thibodaux Choir Concert in June. It will the first time Cajun music will be performed for this event. I will play the song on my accordion and my wife will play the guitar. Our voice instructor will play the T-fer and her husband will play bass. I haven't settled on a fiddle player yet. I remember seeing Happy Fats on KLFY in Lafayette as a kid but I never paid attention to this song. This year the theme for the concert is to address the culture of the parish. Thanks again Jerry

Good luck with your recital Jerry! Are there many fiddle players around Thibodaux? The only one I can think of off hand is Roland Cheramie.

John

Roland is a friend of mine and I am hoping he will do it as I have asked him already, I am just not sure of his schedule. I would like for his cousin Wesley Gaspard to do it and have twin fiddles. That would be cool, or hot depending on your perspective. I will be in Larose tomorrow and play with his band. They are good to me and always let me play with them.

Jerry