Biography:
Wayne Toups http://www.waynetoups.com (born October 2, 1958 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is one of the most commercially successful American Cajun singers. He is also a songwriter.
Wayne Toups was born into a family of rice farmers in Crowley, Louisiana. He first picked up an accordion when he was 13 and quickly began winning local accordion contests. Toups has combined his love of Cajun music, rock, R&B, and zydeco into a genre he calls Zydecajun. He sings in both English and French.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Tupelo Honey
Recorded by Wayne Toups
[Intro]
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C# |D C#m Bm A / |
[Verse]
A A/C# D A
You can take all the tea in China
A A/C# D E
Put it in a big brown bag for me
A A/C# D A
Sailin' right a- round on the seven o- -ceans
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Drop it into the deep blue sea
[Chorus]
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D E
She's an angel in the first degree
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Just like honey, baby, from the bee
[Verse]
A A/C# D A
You can't stop us on the road to freedom
A A/C# D E
You can't stop us 'cause our eyes can see
A A/C# D A
Men with insight, men in granite
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Knights in armor bent on chiv- al- ry
[Chorus]
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D E
She's an angel in the first degree
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Just like honey, baby, from the bee
[Instrumental]
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C#|D E |
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C#|D C#m Bm A / |
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C#|D E |
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C#|D C#m Bm A / |
[Bridge]
A A/C# D A
You can take all the tea in China
A A/C# D E
Put it in a big brown bag for me
A A/C# D A
And sail right around on the seven o- ceans
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Drop it dab in the middle of the deep blue sea
[Chorus]
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D E
She's an angel in the first degree
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Just like honey, baby, from the bee
[Verse]
A A/C# D A
Well, you know that she's alright, yeah, you know, she's alright with me
A/C# D E
Well you know, oh no, you know she's alright with me
A A/C# D A
Whah, la, la, whah, la, la, la, I said she's alright
A/C# D C#m Bm A
She's my little baby and she's al- right with me
[Outro]
|A A/C# |D C#m Bm A
Recorded by Wayne Toups
[Intro]
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C# |D C#m Bm A / |
[Verse]
A A/C# D A
You can take all the tea in China
A A/C# D E
Put it in a big brown bag for me
A A/C# D A
Sailin' right a- round on the seven o- -ceans
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Drop it into the deep blue sea
[Chorus]
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D E
She's an angel in the first degree
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Just like honey, baby, from the bee
[Verse]
A A/C# D A
You can't stop us on the road to freedom
A A/C# D E
You can't stop us 'cause our eyes can see
A A/C# D A
Men with insight, men in granite
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Knights in armor bent on chiv- al- ry
[Chorus]
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D E
She's an angel in the first degree
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Just like honey, baby, from the bee
[Instrumental]
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C#|D E |
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C#|D C#m Bm A / |
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C#|D E |
|A A/C# |D A |A A/C#|D C#m Bm A / |
[Bridge]
A A/C# D A
You can take all the tea in China
A A/C# D E
Put it in a big brown bag for me
A A/C# D A
And sail right around on the seven o- ceans
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Drop it dab in the middle of the deep blue sea
[Chorus]
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D E
She's an angel in the first degree
A A/C# D A E
She's as sweet as tupelo hon- ey
A A/C# D C#m Bm A
Just like honey, baby, from the bee
[Verse]
A A/C# D A
Well, you know that she's alright, yeah, you know, she's alright with me
A/C# D E
Well you know, oh no, you know she's alright with me
A A/C# D A
Whah, la, la, whah, la, la, la, I said she's alright
A/C# D C#m Bm A
She's my little baby and she's al- right with me
[Outro]
|A A/C# |D C#m Bm A
