Do You Remember Jambalaya - Hank Williams

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  1. Lon Tanner

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    .We had two entertainers singing to us from the patio at dinner tonight. Despite my extremely poor hearing I could make out a old familiar song. I was never a Hank Williams fan but I liked the song.

    Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
    Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
    My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
    Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
    Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie and a file gumbo
    'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
    Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
    Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

    Thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is buzzing
    Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
    Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh my oh
    Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
    Jambalaya, a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo
    'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
    Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
    Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

    Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie and a file gumbo
    Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
    Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
    Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
     
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    I remember Credence Clearwater Revival doing this.

    Here's Hank:

     
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    My band played the hell out of it. Always packed the dance floor. Great tune!
     
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    There are some music styles where those of us who do not dance can feel comfortable getting out there and moving around. Zydeco is at the top of the list (although this technically is not in that style, but it's close enough.)
     
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    Yes I remember...fan of Hank Williams
    father and son.
     
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    I've always wondered about that part of the lyric, "I'm gonna see my machez amio", since there are no such words. I think it' probably "ma cher ami - 0" , with the "O" added to make the rhyme. Cajuns refer to people dear to them as "cher", usually pronounced "sha".
     
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    You're right!
     
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    It's the first time I have seen the words in print. I've been hearing and singing it wrong all this time. :)

    Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
    Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou

    Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
    Me gotta go 'fore the sea rolls down the bayou.

    Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio

    Cause tonight I'm gonna see my Cheri Mio.


    Thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is buzzing

    Blah blah blo , fonblah blo.
     
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    I like Leon Russell's version

     
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    Here's a verse from it:

    "Thibodeaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
    Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen,
    Dressed in style, go hog wild, me-o my-o,
    Sonofagun we'll have big fun on the Bayou!"

    Hal
     
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    @Hal Pollner

    Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file' gumbo
    'Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio
    Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
    Son of a gun we’ll have big fun on the bayou

    Jambalaya
     
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    Yup!



    Oddly, these guys are South African, not Cajun.

    grins
     
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    You got it, Bibbi!;)

    Hal
     
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