"Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi (Marry Me)" - Joe's Acadians

Joe Werner, the Cajun harmonica player and entertainer rode the airwaves with his rendition of popular tunes and Cajun ballads.  One of Joe's earliest public performances was at a Houston radio station KTRH in 1930.  There he surprised listeners with his renditions of songs played on his harmonica.2  

Je te donnerais un bague en or

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi, chère.

Allons  s'marier chere!

Je te donnerais un char neuf,

Et mon portrait de mon petit coeur,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi, petite.

Je te donnerais la clef de mon coffre,

Et toute mon or et mon argent,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi, chère.

Allons s'marier Jimmy

Je te donnerais un char neuf,

Et mon portrait de mon petit coeur,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi, chère.

Je te donnerais la clef de mon coffre,

Et toute mon or et mon argent,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi, chère.

Je te donnerais un bague en or

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi,

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi

Si tu voudrais t'marier avec moi, chère.

Rayne Tribune
Dec 5, 1936

Probably during the time he was courting his wife, he recorded "Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi" (#2060) for Bluebird Records in New Orleans with Julius "Papa Cairo" Lamperez on guitar and possibly Wayne Perry on fiddle.  By 1936, he was engaged and married to Annie Thibodeaux of Crowley in a quiet ceremony with only immediate family.1   While living in Crowley, he attained much recognition as an outstanding musician and entertainer, being the first "live talent" to appear on KSIG.3  They remained in Crowley until the 1970s when they moved to Fort Worth, TX.

I would give you a gold ring,

If you'd marry me,

If you'd marry me,

If you'd marry me, dear.

Let's get married, dear.

I'll give you a new car, 

And my portrait of my sweetheart,

If you'd marry me,

If you'd marry me, little girl.

I'll give you the key to my chest,

And all my gold and my money,

If you'd marry me,

If you'd marry me, dear.

Let's get married, Jimmy.

I'll give you a new car, 

And my portrait of my sweetheart,

If you'd marry me,

If you'd marry me, little girl.

I'll give you the key to my chest,

And all my gold and my money,

If you'd marry me,

If you'd marry me, dear.

I would give you a gold ring,

If you'd marry me,

If you'd marry me,

If you'd marry me, dear.

In 2009, Linzay Young & Joel Savoy covered this obscure tune as "Si Tu Voudrais Marier".

1. RT 4-10-1936
2. "Local Boy Plays From Houston Radio Station" RT 12-05-1936
3. The Rayne Acadian-Tribune (Rayne, Louisiana) 18 Jun 1978
4. Lyrics by 'ericajun'

Release Info:
BS-027890-1 Si Tu Voudroit Marriez Avec Moi (Marry Me) | Bluebird B-2060-A
BS-027891-1 La Two Step A Chachin (Asa's Two Step) | Bluebird B-2060-B

Find: 
Raise Your Window: A Cajun Music Anthology 1928 - 1941 (The Historic Victor-Bluebird Sessions Vol. 2) (CMF, 1993)
Cajun Country, Vol. 2, More Hits from the Swamp (JSP, 2005)