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Acadian Saturday Night

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[Intro]
G   F   C   F
Uncle GEmile's been gone now nearly ten days
Told his Cwife he be goin' for the Gfishing
But in the waters off St. Pierre and EmMiquelon Isles
The Cfishes come in bottles of Amgold
If the GAnne-Marie don't break and the Mounties stayin' blind
He'll be Cback before the moon is Emrising
With a Cvery fine catch all Gsafe in the hold
Thirty Ccases of Trinidad Glight
For CAcadian D7Saturday GnightF  C  F  
Now GEmmeline Comeau works the general store
My CPapa says she's good for the Gcustom's
She got eyes like fire and Emhair past her shoulders
As Cshiny black as Cumberland Amcoal
You can Gsee her Sunday morning on the St Phillipe road
Her Cmaman close behind like a Emdragon
But her Cmama doesn't know what she Gdoes behind the hall
CAway from the music and the Glight
On CAcadian D7Saturday Gnight
And it's Doh, don't the Cfiddles make you Groll
Your Cheart she will pound like a Emhammer
There's a Dfat lady B7beating her Empiano like a Cdrum
And everybody's higher than a Gkite
On CAcadian D7Saturday GnightF  C  F  
[Solo Break]
G   F   C   F
Now Ggranpa says it was better in his day
The CMounties stayed away from the parGties
And they Gdidn't mind a fight when the spirit got high
You could Calways throw them out in the snAmow
And the Grum was better and it came in bigger bottles
And the Crevenue cutters were slEmow
Still, the Cold Anne-Marie has Gwings on the water
And there's Cnothing like Trinidad Glight
For CAcadian D7Saturday Gnight
And it's Doh, don't the Cfiddles make you Groll
Your Cheart she will pound like a Emhammer
There's a Dfat lady B7beating her Empiano like a Cdrum
And everybody's higher than a Gkite
And it's Doh, don't the Cfiddles make you Groll
Your Cheart she will pound like a Emhammer
There's a Dfat lady B7beating her Empiano like a Cdrum
And everybody's higher than a Gkite
On CAcadian D7Saturday GnightF  C  F  
[Solo Break Repeats and Fades]
G   F   C   F

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Acadian Saturday Night

by Stan Rogers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F C F

Uncle Emile's been gone now nearly ten days

C G

Told his wife he be goin' for the fishing

But in the waters off St. Pierre and Miquelon Isles

C Am

The fishes come in bottles of gold

If the Anne-Marie don't break and the Mounties stayin' blind

C Em

He'll be back before the moon is rising

C G

With a very fine catch all safe in the hold

C G

Thirty cases of Trinidad light

C D7 G F C F

For Acadian Saturday night

Now Emmeline Comeau works the general store

C G

My Papa says she's good for the custom's

She got eyes like fire and hair past her shoulders

C Am

As shiny black as Cumberland coal

You can see her Sunday morning on the St Phillipe road

C Em

Her maman close behind like a dragon

C G

But her mama doesn't know what she does behind the hall

C G

Away from the music and the light

C D7 G

On Acadian Saturday night

D C G

And it's oh, don't the fiddles make you roll

C Em

Your heart she will pound like a hammer

D B7 Em C

There's a fat lady beating her piano like a drum

And everybody's higher than a kite

C D7 G F C F

On Acadian Saturday night

[Solo Break]

G F C F

Now granpa says it was better in his day

C G

The Mounties stayed away from the parties

And they didn't mind a fight when the spirit got high

C Am

You could always throw them out in the snow

And the rum was better and it came in bigger bottles

C Em

And the revenue cutters were slow

C G

Still, the old Anne-Marie has wings on the water

C G

And there's nothing like Trinidad light

C D7 G

For Acadian Saturday night

D C G

And it's oh, don't the fiddles make you roll

C Em

Your heart she will pound like a hammer

D B7 Em C

There's a fat lady beating her piano like a drum

And everybody's higher than a kite

D C G

And it's oh, don't the fiddles make you roll

C Em

Your heart she will pound like a hammer

D B7 Em C

There's a fat lady beating her piano like a drum

And everybody's higher than a kite

C D7 G F C F

On Acadian Saturday night

[Solo Break Repeats and Fades]

G F C F

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