Cajun Caper chords by Glen Campbell

Cajun Caper
Glen Campbell
Album Highwayman
written by Michael Smotherman
"Ragin' Cajun " Doug Kershaw
played fiddle

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      F     Dm
I'd have to stop that fighting
  F
And everyday at noon

Them cajun shrimp boats would pull upside
                    C     Bb F
And them pretty dark eyed ladies traded shrimp for my wine

Chorus 1

       Bb   C   A7   Dm      Bb
So I tell the men my former life I lived in Louisiana
     F
Cause I like that cajun food

And I like Cajun Music
      Bb
And I like 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
    C   Bb      Dm
but he put a lot of people on
F
Now everyday at sundown

Well Me and ole John would be downtown

And all them pretty dark eyed ladies
     C    Bb    F
Well they tried to smile me down

Chorus 2

       Bb   C    A7   Dm      F
So I tell the men my former life I lived in Louisiana

Cause I like that cajun food

And I like Cajun Music

And I like Cajun Girls

Bridge

   Bb         F
Well maybe the same line
  Bb         F
And maybe the same time
        Bb
Well you know them mean ole rules
     C       Dm  C  F
well they get you down I...elieyeeee.......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  Bb   F     Dm
I'd have to stop that drinkin'
  F
And everyday at noon

A Mexican shrimp boat would pull upside

Yes and them pretty dark eyed ladies
    Bb   C   F
traded shrimp for my wine
       Bb   C   A7   Dm
So I tell the men my former life I lived in Tijuana

Outro

F
But I like Mexican food

And I like Mexican music
      Bb   F    C    F
And I like Mexican girls  I.....elieyeeeee

riff  C G G7 D C F


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