The moon is full and my heart is high,

I love to dance, oh me, oh my.

Gonna have more fun than a tree and a coon,

tonight's the dance of the Cajun moon.

Pick ups and wagons 'round the river road shack,

bonfires have drawn in a crowd out back.

Step through the door and I see my sheri,

that's when I feel her mama's eyes on me.

Cajun moon, nugget of gold,

river of light on the bayou.

You're just like rain to a love in bloom, so shine on me,

oh Cajun moon.

Guitar, a squeeze box, a fiddle and bow,

little band a-playing every song they know.

Old woman sitting there and yelling for more,

my heart is willing, but my feet... they're so sore!

Cajun moon, nugget of gold,

river of light on the bayou.

You're just like rain to a love in bloom, so shine on me,

oh Cajun moon.

Once more we're waltzing to Jolie Blonde,

I lean in closer and Sheri responds.

Her mama's smiling as we slip from the room,

to sit and stare at the Cajun moon.

Cajun moon, nugget of gold,

river of light on the bayou.

You're just like rain to a love in bloom, so...

Shine on me, oh Cajun moon.

Cajun moon, nugget of gold,

river of light on the bayou.

You're just like rain to a love in bloom, so shine on me,

oh Cajun moon.