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I Went to the Market

from Gulf of St. Lawrence by Crosscurrents Music

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This song is very much what I experienced on ma première visite to New Brunswick as a benevole/volunteer at Kouchibouguac National Park. When ma cousine and I sont retournées à l'Acadie two years ago, we discovered that more people speak English there de nos jours, and it's not so much moitié-moitié as it was in les jours d'antan. But they still switch just as fluently, which I always loved and still do.

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I went to the market; mon p´tit panier sous mon bras; (my little basket in hand)
I went to the market; mon p´tit panier sous mon bras; (my little basket in hand)
The first girl I met was la fill' d'un avocat. (was the lawyer's daughter)

Refrain:
I love you, vous n'm'entendez guerre
I love you, vous n'm'entendez pas.
I love you, vous n'm'entendez guerre
I love you, vous n'm'entendez pas.
(you hardly hear me… you don't hear me at all)

The first girl I met was la fill' d'un avocat.
The first girl I met was la fill' d'un avocat.
‘Monsieu' what'av you got dans ce beau p'tit panier la?” (in that lovely little basket?)
Refrain

“ Monsieu' what ‘av you got dans ce beau p'tit panier la?”
“ Monsieu' what ‘av you got dans ce beau p'tit panier la?”
“I've got some apples n'm'en acheteriez vous pas?”
(won't you buy some from me?)
Refrain

“I've got some apples n'm'en acheteriez vous pas?”
“I've got some apples n'm'en acheteriez vous pas?”
“Oh! Give me two dozens, pis l'bon homm' te paiera ca”
(and the guy will pay you…)
Refrain

“Oh! Give me two dozens, pis l'bon homm' te paiera ca”
“Oh! Give me two dozens, pis l'bon homm' te paiera ca”
I gave her two dozens mai l'bon homm' y payait pas…
(but the guy did not pay)
Refrain

I gave her two dozens mai l'bon homm' y payait pas…
I gave her two dozens mai l'bon homm' y payait pas…
That’s what you get avec une fill' d'un avocat!!!
(with the lawyer's daughter)
Refrain

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from Gulf of St. Lawrence, released January 17, 2021

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Crosscurrents Music Boston, Massachusetts

Lynn Noel brings traditional song and heritage arts online to create community. Lynn has a voice of striking clarity and power, equally at home in rhythmic chanteys and flowing ballads.

Lynn is a respected song session leader on both sides of the Atlantic and the producer and host of the Mermaid's Tavern online folk club. She is currently Program Chair of the New England Folk Festival (NEFFA). ... more

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