Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Bayou Jubilee (Guitar)
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From "Symphonion Dream" (1975)
Version note:
Nitty Gritty released six versions of this song, starting with the version on "Symphonion Dream."
It was followed on the album by the instrumental "Sally Was A Goodun." Some later releases of "Bayou
Jubilee" merged the two songs into a medley.
One change from version to version was the description of the moonin the second verse. The "yellow moon"
became a "Cajun moon" on "Dirt, Silver and Gold" (1976), and a "big ol' moon" on "Will The Circle Be
Unbroken, Vol. 2" (1989). Take your pick.
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[Intro]
|G |G/B C |D |riff |G |G/B C |D |riff| .... .. .. .... .... .... .. .. .... ....
[Verse 1]
|G |G Nothin' in this world's such a pure delight |D |G | As a fais-do-do on a Saturday night |G |G Work your tail off all week long |D |G | But forget about your troubles with a party and a song
[Break]
| G | G/B C | D | riff | G | G/B C | D | riff |
[Verse 2]
|G |G Boy, I love them old time tunes |D |G | They can tickle your senses like a yellow moon |G Creole food sure tastes fine |D |G |C | When you wash it on down with that homemade wine ....
[Chorus]
|C |F C Get out the fiddle, rosin up the bow |G |G | There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow |G |G/B C |D |G | Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee |G |G/B C |D |G | Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
[Break]
| A | A/C# D | E | A | A | A/C# D | E | A | D | D |
| G | G/B C | D | riff | G | G/B C | D | riff |
| G | G/B C | D | riff | G | G/B C | D | D |
[Verse 3]
|G |G | There's Pierre and his girl Laverne |D |G | Dancin' so hot you'd think their shoes'd burn |G |G Grandma's in the corner shakin' it, too |D |G | She's got her own version of a Cajun boogaloo
[Chorus]
|C |F C Get out the fiddle, rosin up the bow |G |G | There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow |G |G/B C |D |G | Grab your baby, dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee |G |G/B C |D |G Grab your baby, dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee |G |G/B C | Why don't cha grab your baby, dance 'til three |D |C | Down at the Bayou Jubilee--
[Outro]
| A | A/C# D | E | A | A | A/C# D | E | A |
[Segue into "Sally Was A Goodun"]
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Riff:
|(b)(a)(g)(e)(g) |
1 & 2 & 3 4
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