"J'Vas Continue A' T'Aime (I'll Keep On Loving You)" - Sons Of Acadians

Sons of Acadians were formed by a team of Lafayette area musicians in 1939 to capture the sounds of the popular music emenating from the radio.  Made up of cousins, Oran "Doc" Guidry on fiddle, Nason Guidry on upright bass, and Sidney Guidry as guitarist and vocalist, they teamed up with either steel-guitarist Roscoe Whitlow or steel-guitarist Francis "Red" Fabacher and began playing night clubs in Rayne.

Si l’univers continue à tourner, comment on connait ça va faire, 

Là, j'vas continuer à t'aimer. 

Si le jour se casserait demain, comment on connait ça va faire, 

Là, j'vas continuer à t'aimer. 

Mais, si des choses tombent, le ciel tomberait, 

Le jour viendrait pas, l'univers s’arrêterait, 

Ça ferait pas rien, pas toi t'oublie,

Ça ferait pas rien à rien du tout,

Si les étoiles restent dans le ciel et la lune reste dans le bleu, 

Moi, j'vas continuer à t'aimer.

Clarion News
Jul 31, 1947

Together, the band recorded "J'Vas Continue A' T'Aime (I'll Keep On Loving You)" at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas.  Written by Floyd Tillman in 1939 and later recorded as "I'll Keep On Loving You".  It was later recorded in the 1950s by Ray Price and even later by Johnny Gimble. 

After the session, Doc left his day job working at a local drug store and headed to Baton Rouge.  With an offer from Gov. Jimmie Davis, he took a job working for the public safety department.  Nason Guidry took over the Sons of Acadians, playing alongside the likes of Al Terry, Uncle Ambrose Thibodeaux, and Stansbury's Colored Band at community center square dances and company picnics.

If the universe continues to turn, how do we know it will do it?

There, I will continue to love you,

If the day breaks tomorrow, how do we know it will do it?

There, I will continue to love you.

Well, if those things fall, the sky will fall,

The day wouldn't come, the universe would stop,

It wouldn't matter, don't you yourself forget,

It wouldn't matter to nothing at all,

If the stars stay in the sky and the moon stays blue,

I will continue to love you.

1. Lyrics by Stephane F

Release Info:
66403 Aux Belle Chez Te Maurice | Decca 17054 A
66414 J'Vas Continue A' T'Aime (I'll Keep On Loving You) | Decca 17054 B