Ma cheri, she has left me for good.
After I gave her my love for so long.
She's out there with somebody new
And I just can't sit here alone, no, no.

But it's so hard to drive with these tears in my eyes
And it takes a long time to get to Baton Rouge.
And all I want is to hear somebody sing my song
Lord when a Cajun man gets the blues

When I'm feeling the weight of the water
Lord I know there's blues in the Quarter
If I could hold back my tears and make it there I'd be alright
But I might need you, New Orleans, every night

And I don't know where I'd be without you
When you've been there for me all the while
From Lafayette, to Thibodaux to Lake Charles
And from Cocodrie to Shreveport to Grand Isle

Now when I'm feeling the pain, the bayou's calling my name
And that's an offer I can't refuse
I say it's hard to miss you Louisiana
Lord when a Cajun man gets the blues

I say it's hard to miss you, good ol' Louisiana
Ah, when this Cajun man got the blues