In this guitar lesson we are going to learn how to play Jambalaya (On the Bayou), Hank Williams song also recorded by John Fogerty with his band The Blue Ridge Rangers. (Not with CCR Creedence Clear Water Revival as many people think).
Carpenters also recorded a famous version of this song.
Chords: C - G.
If you need the lyrics and chords of this song you can see also:
Jambalaya CHORDS and LYRICS by Hank Williams
(See more Easy Songs to play on Guitar)
Carpenters also recorded a famous version of this song.
Chords: C - G.
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Chords and lyrics Jambalaya Hank Williams
If you need the lyrics and chords of this song you can see also:
Jambalaya CHORDS and LYRICS by Hank Williams
Guitar lesson Jambalaya CHORDS
(See more Easy Songs to play on Guitar)
In the song "Jambalaya (On The Bayou) by Hank Williams what does he mean when he says "tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio"? It seems like "machez amio" is some spanish mixed with French . What does "machez amio" mean?
ReplyDelete"It's mes chers amis, (May Sha Zah-mee), the oh on the end is added in the song Jambalaya, just like me-oh-my-oh. It's French for my dear friends.
DeleteA lot of the printed lyrics and a lot of singers use "ma cher ami", (Ma Sha Ah-mee) which means my dear friend, but is pronounced slightly different than the plural form.
Hank definitely used the first and all the internet lyrics have bastardized it to "machez amio"
Some figure that "amio" is some form of the spanish "amigo", but the song is a good example of assonance in verse; Joe, go, me-oh-my-oh, go, pole, pirogue, by-oh (bayou), me-oh-my-oh, and then "amis-oh", just because it fits so well..."