In the years since I posted this query, we've made some progress on the Internet. In a later thread (Tune Req: Cajun sheet music?), Dead Horse mentions the excellent site QUELQUES CHANSONS CAJUNS --which has lyrics and some sheet music excerpts. And in the same thread, the ever-reliable and always knowledgable Masato Sakurai lists these collections of Cajun songs & music: Ann Allen Savoy, Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People, vol. 1 (Bluebird Press, 1984) Raymond E. François, Yé Yaille, Chère!: Traditional Cajun Dance Music (Swallow Publications, 1990) Irène Thérèse Whitfield, Louisina French Folk Songs (1939; reprint Dover, 1969) [out of print] From another later thread (Lyr Add: LAISSE LE BON TEMPS ROULER (C. Chenier)), we have http://www.brucedaigrepont.com/lyrics.htm --as the name says, part of Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band Web site The Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture --Quite extensive, with annotated bibliographies and music selections Thanks all. doug
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