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Cajun Music Saved My Life Tonight

from REAL by MICHAEL HARDIE

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Cajun music saved my life tonight
Cajun music saved my life tonight
I heard the Cajun music playing in the soft moonlight
My heart was breaking and I felt like crying
I felt so low, I felt like dying
“til I heard the band singing, “Ay, Ai, Ai”
And they were singing,
“Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know
Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know”

I’m gonna go to Louisiana, gonna party til I’m feeling right
Gonna go to Louisiana, gonna party til I’m feeling right
Gonna find a Cajun girl and dance in the soft moonlight
I’m gonna stand on the bayou let my feelings go
Dance all night at the Fais-do-do
I’m gonna find a Cajun girl and party ‘til I’m feeling right
And we’ll sing,
“Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know
Ay, ai, ay, ai , ay, ai don’t know”

Oh, the woman I love is much too young for me
Yeah, the woman I love is much too young for me
I know the love that I want and need, can never be
But I feel so happy when I hear her voice
I try to turn away but I’ve got no choice
You know I love her so and I know that she loves me
So we’re singing,
“Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know
Ay ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know”

Cajun music saved my life tonight
That Cajun music really saved my life tonight
I heard the Cajun music playing in the soft moonlight
My heart was breaking and I felt like crying
I felt so low that I felt like dying
‘til I heard the band singing, “*Ay, ai, ai”
They were singing,
“Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know
Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know”

Way down in Louisiana underneath the evergreen
I was sitting there all alone, along come a Creole Queen
I said I’m going to a party, baby, do you want to go?
She said, “Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know”
“Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know
Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know”

*Ay, ai, ai is an original traditional Zydeco song written by Clifton Chenier.

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from REAL, released August 1, 2014

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Michael Hardie San Antonio, Texas

Michael Hardie is first and foremost a writer with a global view who lets his Texas roots shine through his music. He writes about a variety of subjects, focusing on the underlying love we all need in our lives. For this reason his songs are about personal relationships and the joy and struggle of sharing life with those we love. “Real" makes the message clear that "True Love Never Dies."

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