Cajun moon
C ~ ~
C
1. The moon is full and my
heart is high,
G C
I love to dance, oh, me oh my !
C
Gonna
have more fun than a tree in a coon,
G C
tonight's
the dance of the Cajun Moon.
C
2. Pick ups and wagons 'round
the river road shack,
G C
bonfires
draw in a crowd out back,
C
step
through the door and I see my Sheri,
G C
that's
when I see her mama’s eyes on me.
F C - G C
Cajun Moon, nugget of gold,
F C G
river
of light on the bayou,
F C - G
Am
you're
just like rain to a love in bloom,
so,
F C - G C
shine
on me, oh, Cajun Moon.
C
3. Guitar, a squeeze box, a
fiddle, a bow,
G C
little
band a-playin' every song they know.
C
Old woman sittin'
there and yellin' for more,
G C
my
heart is willin', but my feet - they're so sore !
+ CHORUS + intrumental = verse
3 + D
D
4. Once more we're waltzin' to Jolie Blond,
A D
I lean in closer, and Sheri
responds.
D
Her mama's smilin'
as we slip from the room,
A D
to
sit and stare at the Cajun Moon.
G D - A D
Cajun Moon, nugget of gold,
G D A
river
of light on the bayou,
G D - A Bm
you're
just like rain to a love in
bloom, so,
G D - A D
shine
on me, oh, Cajun Moon.
+ repeat last CHORUS
+ instrumental = CHORUS (3x) + D - A - D
(Ricky Skaggs)