Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog
from the American Folklife Center

A boire / Luke Herert [sound recording]

Title

A boire [sound recording]

Recordist

Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948

Singer

Herert, Luke

Place of Publication/Creation

New Iberia, Louisiana

Date Recorded

07-1934

Type of Material

sound recording

Language

French

Form

sound recording

Collection Description

John Lomax Southern States Collection

Creator note

Sung by Luke Hebert.

First line

Les Acadiens pas si fous de nous laisser sous boire un coup

Refrain

A boire, a boire, je payerais a boire

Subject

United States of America --Louisiana --New Iberia

AFC Number

AFC 1935/002

AFS Number

AFS 00029 B01

Repository

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 08-09-2016