Key: G
Introduction: G G
C G
Adalaida, pretty little Cajun queen,
G
sweet dixie flower, the Belle of the bayou,
G C
you're every young man's dream.
C F
Adalaida, I'd walk through the hurricane
G
to stand beside you, sweet Adalaida,
G C
I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
C G
Oh, no, hear you comin' down the road
G
with your cotton dress a-swishin', you gettin' some attention
G C
from all the boys in Thibodaux.
C F
Oh, my, you really fillin' up their eyes,
G
smilin' and a winkin' I know what they're thinkin'
G
but I'm the only one who loves you so.
C G
Adalaida, pretty little Cajun queen,
G
sweet dixie flower, the Belle of the bayou,
G C
you're every young man's dream.
C F
Adalaida, I'd walk through the hurricane
G
to stand beside you, sweet Adalaida,
G C
I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
Interlude
C G
G C
C F
G C
C G
Oh, no, the hottest little dish I know,
G
I know you can tell it you makin' me so jealous
G C
from my head down to my toes.
C F
Oh, me, you could make a redneck green,
G
the way that you're lookin', you got me a cookin'
G
and I ain't talking 'bout étoufée.
C G
Adalaida, pretty little Cajun queen,
G
sweet dixie flower, the Belle of the bayou,
G C
you're every young man's dream.
C F
Adalaida, I'd walk through the hurricane
G
to stand beside you, sweet Adalaida,
G C
I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
C G
Adalaida, pretty little Cajun queen,
G
sweet dixie flower, the Belle of the bayou,
G C
you're every young man's dream.
C F
Adalaida, I'd walk through the hurricane
G
to stand beside you, sweet Adalaida,
G
to stand beside you, sweet Adalaida,
G
just to stand beside of my sweet Adalida
G C
I'd swim the Pontchartrain.
C G C