“Just a Swire (Suire/Suir) from Grand Chenier”
This song has been making it’s way around the Cajun e-mail circles. According to the kbon.com forums, it’s by a band called “The Honky Tonk Band.” Listen here and sing along.
I’m just a a Swire from Grand Chenier
I drink my beer and moonshine too
I love de rain. And Mary Jane.
I like to sang and play de guitar and dat’s the troot.
Got me a Camp Out in da swamp
I get out dere whenever I want
I hunt at night with da big spot light
The game wardon tole me dat it was ok until I get caught
I’m just a a Swire from Grand Chenier
I drink my beer and moonshine too
I love de rain. And Mary Jane.
I like to sang and play de guitar and dat’s the troot.
I shoot dem duck out of my truck
I brang my dog. She brang me luck.
And den we go home. Back to duh camp.
And eat some gumbo jumbalie till I get da cramp.
I’m just a a Swire from Grand Chenier
I drink my beer and moonshine too
I love de rain. And Mary Jane.
I like to sang and play de guitar and dat’s the troot.
Repeat myself..
I like to sang and play de guitar and dat’s the troot.
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Loved The Cajun Song! And the words to the song!
From Marksville, Louisiana Thanks Maw Maw
im from crowley,louisiana and i love the real cajun music it WAS GREAT…
Great song….i really enjoyed it. Thanks
i have lots of pictures if you want them. i just came back on july 24 i was there for 11 days. before and after and now pam. if you know audrey marks she has my phone number she will give it to you .pam
messed up lyrics in the 1st verse…
I hunt at night with da big spot light
the game wardon tole me dat it was ok until I get caught
hah thanks molly! hey pam, i tried emailing you with no response, if you check back, please email me at clemaire@gmail.com!
hey i really like the song i was wonderin if yall were on myspace…. if yall are i would like to know how to find your website…
Hi clemaire@gmail.com this is Pam I dont know much about a computer so you may have to call me email me your number and i will call you back
Mais I likeded dat song, me. I am a Suire (but not from Grand Chenier) and I think it should be voted the official song of Suire families worldwide. Ha Ha Ha. I’d like to have it as my song on myspace.com.
I come by often…
I just cant get enough!!!
Thanks again!!
Huggs to you Maw Maw
My great Grandmother’s maiden name was Suire and I’m sure this is a song she would have loved. I second Mark’s vote for this to be the official “Suire Song”.
My dad was a member of the Ole Timers Cajun Band in Lafayette, “Issac Sonnier” and the song reminded me so much of him. Lots of fun, enjoyed it alot, He has been gone for almost 20 years now.
This is another example of the Southwest Louisiana cultural gumbo. This is the best place in the world to pass a good time and this music tells it all.
My mother was a Suire and I have been trying to find out more about the Suires. If you know where they came from originally let me know.
We are from kaplan, La and we love this song and the site!!! The song just made us smile the whole time it played, thanks!!!!!!!!
I am a transplanted Cajun lonely for all things Cajun and living far away in Washington, DC. This is the bomb!! I don’t know any Suires but I do know Grand Chenier very well as my family is down the bayou. THANKS for the reminder of what is important. I almost sang the line about going to the camp “whenever I can”. But you have it right. “Whenever I WANT.”
don’t know of any suire’s in my family tree, but i do work with one, at least, she’s married to one. But i do know about Grand Chenier, as i use to pass through there on my way to Holly Beach.
Hi there……my two sisters, one in Dallas Texas and the other in Ocean Springs, Mississippi both emailed me your song lyrics! I’m in Atlanta Georgia and we all come from a heritage of Suires!!! My Mother was a Suire from Delcambre Louisiana and My Grandfather from Erath Louisiana! Your lyrics bring back beautiful memories growing up in South Louisiana……PS…My father taught school in Grand Chenier when students went to school in a paddle boat!! Have a great day! st
Oh GOD! Does that bring back memories. I grew up in Grand Chenier and went to school with Dudley and Rudolph (Rudy) Suire. Hunted by spot light a few time too.
I AM A SUIR(W/O THE E) MY DADDY WAS BORN & RAISED IN “4 CORNERS” AROUND CROWLEY. HE WAS LARRY JOHN, SON OF ANTIONE SEBASTIAN & VIOLET HEBERT SUIR. THANKS, I AM VERY PROUD OF MY HERITAGE.
Im a Suire from Mamou Louisiana and I love the song it describes us pretty good
I want a copy of all of your songs please tell me where i can get the cd.
hey I really liked the music and the words. Where can I get the CD??
E-mail me back please..
hey I really liked the song and the music. Where can I find the CD????
e-mail back…
I’m not from out there but I love the song.
I’m Nashville Tenn. might be call a rednack but that OK.
The song is funny and rocking if you call it rocking over there.
Hey I really liked the song and the music. I am a Swire (spelled Swire same family as Suire)from Grand Chenier. I have lived all my life in Grand Chenier, until Hurricane Rita. My grandfather moved from Erath to Grand Chenier.
This is for Sunnie T, who was your father that taught school in Grand Chenier when students went to school in a paddle boat? I would like to know who grew up in Grand Chenier and went to school with Dudley (Pumpkin) and Rudolph (Rudy) Swire?
Let’s set things straight people, I am of the Swire family in queston, and we all spell it SWIRE as spelled on the album cover. I grew up on North Island were the family in queston all originated from. My grand parents Henry Swire and Clarissa Swire had 12 children my mother being Elora Swire. We surived hurricane Audry in the attic of three rooms which broke off from the main house. I graduated South Cameron in 1968, McNeese in 1975 after coming out of the Army.
But I never forgot my roots and am proud to be a cajun!
Darrell Swire
aka.The Grand Chenier Flash
p.s. Would love to hear from fellow cajuns!
dswire1@hotmail.com
By the way all this good cajun music can be found at Floyd’s Record Shop, Ville Platte La.
1-800-738-6868
www.FloydsRecordShop.com
Couillon (Fool)
Hey there, I’m a Suire from Lake Arthur, LA living in the Middle East at the moment. Love to hear all those crazy cajun songs when I am especially homesick out here in the Desert.I am looking for Suire’s from Erath, LA who have graduated in 1979…….. Any of you out there?
I married a cajun with the name Brandon Suire My daughter found this song and has been trying to sing it for her grandfather she has been bugging me to find the music for her if you could let me know where I can get it on CD or on paper either one would be great! She is 11 and wants to sing it for her papa!
Need this song for my grandson!
Boy did this bring back memories.
I grew up in Cameron, and went to school with a few Swires from Grad Chenier. I love this song, I couldn’t stop smiling, and laughing. Made me wana dance. Thanks!
Well Hello Everyone,
I am one of the original Swire’s from Grand Chenier, Louisiana, but I been in the Military since I was 18 years old. my brother’s happen to be Pumpkin, Ruedolph,Kieth, Asa, and Anthony Swire. I am damn proud of my roots and proud of where I come from. I think it’s amazing to me to look back at how wealthy my family was back then with all our homegrown vegetables, our cattle, all the alligator hunting, we use to do with my dad. the times we went fishing. we had a damn good life. I remember people picking on our last name because I could never figure out why, looking back, it seems maybe because we were better off than THEM hahahahaha!! I tell ya, I am out of the Army now, but I am married to a military man Jeffrey Hunter, who is a (Ranger First Sergeant in the Army) we have a baby girl who will be 2 on March 8, 2008. and I have a baby boy named Samuel Hayden Joesph Hunter. I so remember the times we went spot lighting for animals when we were not suppose to. I am just so excited over this song. My father Dudley Joesph Swire just died 6 months ago. I could not attend the funeral because I was pregnant. We are stationed at Ft Benning, GA. I miss the old days when we could go outside and do whatever the heck we wanted. life seemed so safe 30 years ago. TO my cousin’s, I saw you on here, Darrell, peggy and debbie I love you guys and boy do I miss Grand Chenier, LA, I wish I was a million air to bring it back the way it was before hurricane Rita, it breaks my heart, to see the way it is now. I would give anything to have the money to help build stores, schools, and homes for everyone. I wish one of those million dollar people like oprah would send some money there. if i ever become a millionare, that little place known as Grand Chenier will be a hot spot on the list of vacation spots. nothing better than go duck hunting in the swamp or spot lighting to kill some damn gators that kill all the dogs and chickens haha, but I have to say, life has been really hard watching dad suffer with cancer the last 5 years then him lose everything to Rita. then die before he could ever move back home. I really wish someone would help everyone down there. the people of Grand Chenier, and Cameron Parish worked there butts off to get back to where they were. the people of Katrina not all, but most waited on a hand out. you know you have damn good people when they get off there ass sick or not and clean on there own. just to come back to what we all call home. it makes me angry about Katrina, I am so sick of hearing people complain saying gimme gimme gimme, but not putting there ass to work. this is just another reason why I am so PROUD OF WHERE i COME FROM. I AM ONE DAMN PROUD CAJUN SWIRE FROM GRAND CHENIER. GOD BLESS, IF YOU KNOW ME, GIVE ME A HOLLAR. I AM ON MYSPACE AND I HAVE TONS OF PICS OF MY WONDERFUL FAMILY ON THERE. GOD BLESS TO ALL OF YOU NANCY DARLENE SWIRE HUNTER
Hi, still looking for Suire’s from Erath or Lake Arthur. Anyone out there? Peggy Suire
I am a Suire from Jennings, and am wondering how many I am realted to.
I have since hurricane Rita relocated to West Virginia, where my wife is from and am taking care of my elderly maw maw….
Would love to hear from anyone that is kin…
Ray
I’m new to the area, but I’m married into a Cajun family and I really enjoy everything about the LA. culture. I would really like to find a copy of this song if someone can get it to me. I’m at luis_maher@yahoo.com
please if you can email this song to me ive looked everywhere and cannot find it.this is my favorite song please send it.if you cont thanks anyway.
I’ve been trying to get the CD and can’t find it!!
good song Bud Thibodeaux, Lafayette LA.
I know I posted something here, I guess someone erased it, that’s a little strange. I guess someone didn’t like it. considering this song is really about my family and my root’s. I’m glad someone is making money off of it.
i would like to buy the song but it is unavailable from floyds record shop. they said there was a copyright issue. any idea where i could buy this song. thanks leroy
I am a Swire from Grand Chenier. My mom was a Swire from Grand Chenier. We were all raised on either North Island or Kershaw Island in Grand Chenier. My students that I teach love the song and they laugh when I tell them that I am a “Swire from Grand Chenier”.