Doug Kershaw, the Ragin Cajun.

BTW, He was quite impressive in person.  He made that fiddle smoke and drove the crowds wild.  Hell of a show.

Quoted: Credence Clearwater Revival?

Yea, Ricky Nelson did one and so did Dave Mathews.  I just tried to hit as close to the name he was typing I could.  CCR I believe it was Born on the bayou.

Kershaw it was his Louisianna Man that the refrain was a repitition of Down on the Bayou.

Whoops almost forgot, Jerry Reed did a version too.

Quoted: Quoted: You mean "son of a gun we'll have big fuuun, on the bayou?" Yep. Funny, though. It doesn't sound the same way I remember it (Found it on iTunes).

Whoops guys, that song, is Jumbalaya by Hank Williams.  

1. [d]goodbye joe, me gotta go, me oh [a]my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the [d]bayou
My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [a]my oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have good fun on the [d]bayou

Chorus:
[d]jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file [a]gumbo
’cause tonight I’m gonna see my machez a[d]mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [a]gay-oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the [d]bayou.

2. instrumental verse (country fiddle solo)

3. [d]thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is [a]buzzin’
Kinfolk come to see yvonne by the [d]dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh [a]my oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the [d]bayou.

Repeat chorus

4. instrumental verse (country fiddle solo)

Final chorus:
[d]jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet [a]gumbo
’cause tonight I’m gonna see my machez a[d]mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [a]gay-oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.

I play it in C and F btw.

Tj

This is Dave Mathews

No, no, mamma now dealer don't docey-doe
Two young boys lyin' dead by the side of the road
The coins on their eyes represent the money they owe
No judge or jury ever gonna hear their story told

Down by the bayou
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Same old story again-you
Louisiana Bayou
Down by the bayou
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Same old story again-you
Louisiana Bayou

Sweet girl daddy done beat that girl like he's insane
Brother can't watch him put that girl down again
'Till late one night cookin up with a couple of friends
Swear his daddy never gonna see another day

Down by the bayou
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Same old story again-you
Louisiana Bayou
Down by the bayou
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Same old story again-you
Louisiana Bayou

No, no, mamma GOD and Devil don't docey-doe
Two young boys lyin' dead by the side of the road
Shame, shame
IT'S A SHAME TO LOSE YOUR WAY RUNNNG WILD
SHAME, SHAME
It's a shame to lose your way as a child
IT'S A SHAME TO LOSE YOUR..

Money on the bed but you aint got to go
Sold your soul just tryin to get overload
No EMPTY pocket gonna keep ya from gettin yours
No judge or jury ever gonna hear their story told

Down by the bayou
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Same old story again-you
Louisiana Bayou
Down by the bayou
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Same old story again-you
Louisiana Bayou

No, no, mamma tried doin the docey-doe
Two young boys lyin' dead by the side of the road
Down by the bayou
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Tryin to play with the cain-you
Same old story again-you
Louisiana Bayou

It's a shame

(Dave talking in bayou)

Ricky Nelson

It was down along the Bayou country
Down around New Orleans
You took my hand you said your my man
we'll have a good life you and me
 
It was down along the Bayou country
Down in the Cajun land
Momma said son "you know before you're done  
you're gonna wind up with a gun in your hand"

Then I heard that train whistle moanin
It was rolling on down the line
I got thoughts to straighten out  
places to know about
I'll be home in good time

Then I hopped a train down in Lockport
I headed cross Hattiesburg
I think I knew then I wouldn't see you again
Goodbye, was the last thing I heard

Then I met a man up in Greenville
he said he'd give me some real good advice
he said you gotta get smart  
I did

"Here take this gun and kid never, never look twice"

Now living to me has meant heartache
Life was always something to use
as I look back again  
I never could win
I guess I was put down here to lose

Now I'm alone and locked in Montgomery
you see I robbed a bank and shot a man
their gonna hang me tomorrow  
I wish I could borrow  
my life to live over again

Kershaw of course did Jambalya as well.  The original however is Hank Williams.

Kershaws Song that featured the phrase "Down by the bayou" was "Lousianna Man".  Great song btw.



   At first Mom an' Poppa called the little girl Letty
   They raised her on the banks of a river bed
   A house boat tied to a big tall tree
   A home for my Poppa and my Momma and me

   The clock strikes three, Poppa jumps to his feet
   Already Momma's cookin' Poppa somethin' to eat
   At half past Poppa he's a ready to go
   He jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou

   He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River
   Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
   He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can
   He's gotta make a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man
   Gotta make a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man

   Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen
   Even got a little bitty muskrat cousin
   Got 'em out dryin' in the hot hot sun
   Tomorrow Poppa's gone turn 'em into mon

   They call Moma Rita and my Daddy Jack
   My little baby brother on the floor, that's Mac
   Rhett and Lynn are the family twins
   Big brother Eddie's on the bayou fishin'

   On the river floats Poppa's great big boat
   That's how me and Poppa get in to town
   It takes every bit of a night and day
   To even reach a place where the people stay

   Oh I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around
   That's the day my Poppa takes the furs to town
   Poppa done promised me that I could go
   He'd even let me see a cowboy show

   I saw the cowboys and injun's for the first time then
   I told my Poppa "gotta go again"
   But Poppa says "Hon, we got lines to run
   We'll have to come again
   'Cause there's work to be done"

   He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River
   Got a catch a big fish for us to eat
   He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can
   Gotta make a livin' he's a' Lousiana man
   Gotta make a livin' he's a' Lousiana man


Ricky Nelson and Buck Owens did a verson of this Kershaw song.

Quoted: My goodness. What hath I wrought?

Its like name that tune.  Instead of three notes, you have three words.  Three notes is easier btw. Its fun!

Yep, yekimak, that's a good tune too.