Bayou Baby (A Cajun Lullaby).................

Key Eb 4/4 time

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//:The sci-sor-tail/roost on-a/tel-e-phone/

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Pole when the/eve-nin’-is/old and the/

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Storm-y- clouds/roll then/I’ve got- me/

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Plen-ty- of/fish-in- to/do but to-/

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mor-row- I’ll/come back- to/you--/--  oh//

Refrain;

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Bye Oh- my/ba-by- on the/bay-ou- to/

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night oh/bye Oh- my/ba-by my/che-rie-sleep/

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tight and/dream of- to/mor-row- when/

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fish-in’- is/thro’ I’ll/fly o’er- the/

 7< 7~~~6<  6~~~~~~~~

bay-ou- to/you---/--  ://

v2

The old horned owl in the pinewoods may yell

Don’t worry my belle my sweet mamzelle

Soon ev’ry thing’s gonna be tres bon you see

Tomorrow for you and for me

v3

I’ll bring plenty red fish to make a fine stew

So tell your mama she’ll know what to do

We’ll have fillet gumbo and drink lots of wine

To us eve’ry thing will be fine

Harmusman