Intro F
Verse 1
[F]Well I was a working down in Bemagrove at the palace
Workin' off shore
The man told me that to stay at sea
[C]I'd have to [F]stop that [Dm]fighting
And [F]everyday at noon
Them cajun shrimp boats would pull upside
And them pretty dark eyed ladies traded [C]shrimp for [Bb]my [F]wine
Chorus 1
So I tell the [Bb]men my [C]former [A7]life I l[Dm]ived in Louisi[Bb]ana
Cause I l[F]ike that cajun food
And I like Cajun Music
And I like [Bb]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
but he [C]put a l[Bb]ot of people [Dm]on
[F]Now everyday at sundown
Well Me and ole John would be downtown
And all them pretty dark eyed ladies
Well they [C]tried to [Bb]smile me [F]down
Chorus 2
So I tell the [Bb]men my [C]former l[A7]ife I l[Dm]ived in Louisi[F]ana
Cause I like that cajun food
And I like Cajun Music
And I like Cajun Girls
Bridge
Well [Bb]maybe the same line[F]
And [Bb]maybe the same time[F]
Well you know [Bb]them mean ole rules
well they [C]get you down [Dm]I...el[C]ieyee[F]ee.......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]I'd h[Bb]ave to [F]stop that [Dm]drinkin'
And [F]everyday at noon
A Mexican shrimp boat would pull upside
Yes and them pretty dark eyed ladies
traded [Bb]shrimp [C]for my [F]wine
So I tell the [Bb]men my f[C]ormer [A7]life I [Dm]lived in Tijuana
Outro
[F]But I like Mexican food
And I like Mexican music
And I like [Bb]Mexican [F]girls [C]I.....eli[F]eyeeeee
riff C G G7 D C F
Verse 1
[F]Well I was a working down in Bemagrove at the palace
Workin' off shore
The man told me that to stay at sea
[C]I'd have to [F]stop that [Dm]fighting
And [F]everyday at noon
Them cajun shrimp boats would pull upside
And them pretty dark eyed ladies traded [C]shrimp for [Bb]my [F]wine
Chorus 1
So I tell the [Bb]men my [C]former [A7]life I l[Dm]ived in Louisi[Bb]ana
Cause I l[F]ike that cajun food
And I like Cajun Music
And I like [Bb]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
but he [C]put a l[Bb]ot of people [Dm]on
[F]Now everyday at sundown
Well Me and ole John would be downtown
And all them pretty dark eyed ladies
Well they [C]tried to [Bb]smile me [F]down
Chorus 2
So I tell the [Bb]men my [C]former l[A7]ife I l[Dm]ived in Louisi[F]ana
Cause I like that cajun food
And I like Cajun Music
And I like Cajun Girls
Bridge
Well [Bb]maybe the same line[F]
And [Bb]maybe the same time[F]
Well you know [Bb]them mean ole rules
well they [C]get you down [Dm]I...el[C]ieyee[F]ee.......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]I'd h[Bb]ave to [F]stop that [Dm]drinkin'
And [F]everyday at noon
A Mexican shrimp boat would pull upside
Yes and them pretty dark eyed ladies
traded [Bb]shrimp [C]for my [F]wine
So I tell the [Bb]men my f[C]ormer [A7]life I [Dm]lived in Tijuana
Outro
[F]But I like Mexican food
And I like Mexican music
And I like [Bb]Mexican [F]girls [C]I.....eli[F]eyeeeee
riff C G G7 D C F
