[Verse 1] My Cajun daddy, that country boy Made hard work look like joy He could make you laugh, make you feel alright Tell a whole big story in one little night He counted beans and bills so clean Like numbers were a front-porch dream [Pre-Chorus] He’d wink and say, “Baby, don’t you fret” He’d line it up and hit the net On the course or the bayou bank Always steady, always thankful Always full of thanks [Chorus] My Cajun daddy Funny as can be My Cajun daddy Loved his family My Cajun daddy Good food, good days (My Cajun daddy) In a hundred warm ways [Verse 2] He loved a golf club and a fishing line A plate piled high and a little bit of time Hot gumbo steam and a paper napkin grin Everybody knew where the laughter’d been He’d show his love in a simple style A full house table and a long, long smile [Pre-Chorus] He’d say, “Come on in, let’s eat your fill” Then bless the table with a quiet will He could add it up, he could set it right Make a big old mess feel fit and tight Make it feel alright [Chorus] My Cajun daddy Funny as can be My Cajun daddy Loved his family My Cajun daddy Good food, good days (My Cajun daddy) In a hundred warm ways [Bridge] Then the names got foggy, the steps got slow Parkinson’s came and changed the flow Alzheimer’s took pieces, bit by bit But your love still shone through all of it You still smiled when I held your hand Still my daddy, still my man [Chorus] My Cajun daddy Funny as can be My Cajun daddy Loved his family My Cajun daddy Good food, good days (My Cajun daddy) In a hundred warm ways [Outro] So I’ll carry your laugh, your count, your grace Your fishing-day heart, your table-place My Cajun daddy I sing your name (My Cajun daddy) And I love you the same
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