Annotation:Two-Step de l'Anse aux Pailles

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TWO-STEP DE l'ANSE AUX PAILLES. (Straw Cove Two-Step). Cajun, Two-Step. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)AABBAA(Vocal)AABBAA(Vocal)AABB. The composition "Two-Step de l'Anse aux Pailles" is credited to Dewey Balfa. Raymond François explains that L'Anse aux Pailles is an area near Prairie Ronde, northwest of Opelousas, Louisiana, where wild prairie grass grew in abundance. L’Anse Aux Pailles was the home of accordion player John Bertrand, who made several recordings for Paramount in 1929.

Oh, 'tit monde, Travailler toute la semaine pour les hommes être payé.
Comment j'vas faire le samedi au soir?

Quand même j'ai pas d'argent,
Moi j'v'aller rejoin ma 'tite fille.
Moi je connai alle peut avoir un tas, c'est là bâs L'Anse Aux Pailles.

Oh catin, Oublie pas viens me rejoin'. Moi j'su' là après espérer.
J'ai un sous dedans la poche.

A related song is "Lake Charles Two-Step."


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Dewey Balfa (La.) [François].

Printed sources : - François (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pp. 23-24.

Recorded sources : - Ace Records, "The Balfa Brothers: Play Traditional Cajun Music". Rounder Records 11573, The Balfa Brothers - "More Cajun Music And Zydeco" (1995. Various artists). Swallow Records SW-LP6019, Dewey Balfa.

See also listing at :
Hear Paul Tyler's tutorial version at Old Town School [1]
Hear the Balfa Brothers recording at youtube.com [2]
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