"Allons à Lafayette" is the B-side of the 78-RPM album "Allons à Lafayette" recorded by Joe Falcon

Joe Falcon

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 and Cléoma Breaux in 1928. The song is based on an older traditional tune called "Jeunes Gens de la Campagne". It is officially known as the first Cajun

Cajun

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 song

Cajun music

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 to be recorded.

Content

The song deals with a man asking his partner to go to Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...

and change her name to something more scandalous, Mrs. Mischievous Comeaux. The singer is upset they are both far apart and thinks her beauty is far better than her character.

Lyrics

Cajun French

English

Allons à Lafayette, mais pour changer ton nom. On va t’appeller Madame, Madame Canaille Comeaux comme moi. Petite, t’est trop mignonne pour faire ta criminelle. Comment tu crois, mais moi, je peux faire, mais moi tout seul. Mais toi, mais joli Coeur, regarde donc mais quoi t’as fait. Si loin que moi, je suis de toi, mais ça Petite, t’est trop mignonne pour faire ta criminelle. Comment tu crois, mais moi, je peux faire, mais moi tout seul. Mais toi, mais joli Coeur, regarde donc mais quoi t’as fait. Si loin que moi, je suis de toi, mais ça, ça me fait pitié

Let's go to Lafayette to change your name. We will call you Mrs. Mischievous Comeaux. Honey, you're too pretty to act like a tramp. How do you think I am going to manage without you? Look at what you done, pretty heart. We are so far apart and that is pitiful. Honey, you're too pretty to act like a tramp. How do you think I am going to manage without you? Look at what you done, pretty heart. We are so far apart and that is pitiful.