Cajun Caper
Glen Campbell
Album Highwayman
written by Michael Smotherman
"Ragin' Cajun " Doug Kershaw
played fiddle
Intro F
Verse 1
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Well I was a working down in Bemagrove at the palace
Workin' off shore
The man told me that to stay at sea
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I'd have to stop that fighting
F
And everyday at noon
Them cajun shrimp boats would pull upside
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And them pretty dark eyed ladies traded shrimp for my wine
Chorus 1
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So I tell the men my former life I lived in Louisiana
F
Cause I like that cajun food
And I like Cajun Music
Bb
And I like Cajun Girls
Verse 2
F
Well I had me a runnin' partner
His name was aligator John
You know he said that he used to wrestle
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but he put a lot of people on
F
Now everyday at sundown
Well Me and ole John would be downtown
And all them pretty dark eyed ladies
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Well they tried to smile me down
Chorus 2
Bb C A7 Dm F
So I tell the men my former life I lived in Louisiana
Cause I like that cajun food
And I like Cajun Music
And I like Cajun Girls
Bridge
Bb F
Well maybe the same line
Bb F
And maybe the same time
Bb
Well you know them mean ole rules
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well they get you down I...elieyeeee.......Yeah play it Dougie
Riff C G G G7 D C F
Verse 3
F
And I was down in Ensenada
I was a workin' off shore
And you know the man told me that to stay at sea
C Bb F Dm
I'd have to stop that drinkin'
F
And everyday at noon
A Mexican shrimp boat would pull upside
Yes and them pretty dark eyed ladies
Bb C F
traded shrimp for my wine
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So I tell the men my former life I lived in Tijuana
Outro
F
But I like Mexican food
And I like Mexican music
Bb F C F
And I like Mexican girls I.....elieyeeeee
riff C G G7 D C F
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