Intro
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Well I went out a fishin' to make a little mon
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To take to Cajun-Lina so we could have some fun.
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On the way back, I knocked a hole in my bow.
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I got a hole in my pirogue, I can't go see my gal.
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The purtiest sight that you ever have seen
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Is a moonlight night down in New Orleans.
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I'm up the river, just around the bend.
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I got a hole in my pirogue, I just can't pole it in.
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Well Cajun-Lina's waitin' with tears in her eyes.
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Munchin' and a crunchin' on a crawfish pie.
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I can smell a -feeling floatin' through the air
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I got a hole in my pirogue, I can't go see my Cher.
chorus
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Yeah I'm here on the bayou, sittin' all alone
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With a busted bottom and I can't pole it home.
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Cajun-Lina's waitin' lonesome as can be.
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I got a hole in my pirogue, I can't go see my she.
chorus