"La Manvais Femme" - Thibodeaux Boys

Bluebird had several Cajun swing musicians come to New Orleans for a marathon recording session on April 1938. Many of the musicians during that session would play along side different groups recording western swing music.  

7 ans avec la mauvaise femme,

C'est plus qu'un homme peut durer 

7 ans avec la mauvaise femme,

C'est assez pour jeuner un an

7 ans avec la mauvaise femme,

C'est assez pour tuer un bon homme

7 ans avec la mauvaise femme,

C'est assez pour jeuner un an

Garcon, si tu penses a t'marier,

Ecoute a quoi j'va t'dire!

Si tu maries la mauvaise femme,

C'est pire que vivre dans l'enfer

Si tu maries la mauvaise femme,

L'a juste une seul chose tu peux faire:

Fouille un trou et lance dedans

Et couvre tout avec la terre!

Joe Werner

One of the impromptu groups that formed was the Thibodeaux Boys. Composed of Erby Thibodeaux on fiddle and vocals, T.C. Thibodeaux on guitar, and Joe Werner on guitar, they recorded 12 songs for Bluebird. One of the songs they recorded would be "La Manvais Femme" (#2043) for Bluebird, which was based on an old time, hillbilly tune known as "Seven Years With The Wrong Woman". The title should have been spelled "la mauvais femme" which means "the wrong woman". Not much is known about this group. Only Joe continues to record afterwards, filling in and forming other bands such as Riverside Ramblers, Hackberry Ramblers, Louisiana Rounders, Joe's Acadians, and Happy Fats.

7 years with the wrong woman

This is more than a man can take

7 years with the wrong woman

That's enough for lunch for a year

7 years with the wrong woman

It is enough to kill a good man

7 years with the wrong woman

That's enough for lunch for a year

Son, if you thinking of marriage

Listen to what I'm going to say,

If you marry the wrong woman,

This is worse than living in hell

If you marry the wrong woman,

There is just one thing you can do:

Dig a hole and throw yourself in

And cover yourself with dirt!

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Cajun: Rare & Authentic (JSP, 2008)