A cover of an old Cajun song recorded by Roy Acuff and many others.
JOLE BLON
KEY OF "E" (CAPO 2ND FRET, PLAY "D")
[D] Jole [G] Blon, Delta [D] flower
You're my [A] darling, you're my [D] sunshine.
You know I'll [G] love you and adore you
Forev- [D] er, I'll love you.
And [A] I promise I'll always be [D] true. [D7]
[G] Oh - - ho - - [D] ho, [A] ah - - ha - - [D] ha.
[D] In the [G] evening, in the [D] shadows,
I'll be [A] waiting, in Louisi- [D] an - a,
And when I [G] hear your sweet voice,
I'll re- [D] joice, I'll be happy,
And [A] I'm saving my kisses for [D] you.
[D] Jole [G] Blon, Cajun [D] Angel,
Let me [A] tell you how I [D] love you,
In the [G] springtime you promised,
That [D] we would be married,
And I'm [A] waiting, still waiting for [D] you. [D7]
[G] Oh - - ho - - [D] ho, [A] ah - - ha - - [D] ha.
[D] When your [G] hair turns to [D] silver,
I'll still [A] call you, Delta [D] Flower,
Pretty [G] Blond I still love you,
I [D] love you I promise,
And I'm [D7] patiently waiting for [D] you. [D7]
[G] Oh - - ho - - [D] ho, [A] ah - - ha - - [D] ha
I love it. Thank you for posting this tune in English. I have always loved the Cajun version but I do not speak french.
Gigilaughs 1 year ago
Love this song and you did a great job on it, Ben. i like hearing it in all English and understand all the words. Merci for making this vid.
bulbheadmyass 2 years ago
good job.
mmw453 2 years ago
great work!
SoftWolfTread 2 years ago
thanks for that
thegools 3 years ago