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Dark Eyed Cajun Woman

This version of Dark Eyed Cajun Woman was released by The Doobie Brothers in 1973.

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I think back to the time
When I first saw your face
You were walkin’ across the delta
To your cold and lonely place
You know, I took you for a small girl
Really not quite seventeen
Oh, Lord, but I was wrong, oh so wrong
You’re like a woman I’ve never seen
Dark eyed Cajun woman
Where are you comin’ from
Your soul is in the back woods
They say you never had a home
But I’m gonna know you better
If it takes all night and day
Dark eyed Cajun woman
You’ll never get away, no, no

Now the evenin’ is blowin’
I hear your voice most everywhere
Your cold, black eyes
They are dancin’ in the starlight
Warmin’ the cold night air
It’s so beautiful, you know I have to say
Dark eyed Cajun woman
You’ll never get away

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