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Eh La Bas is a traditional New Orleans song.Originally it was sung with Cajun lyrics but was later given French lyrics and the common title from the French lyrics. There have been numerous versions, including English lyrics that refer to both the Cajun and French versions, and all employ a call and response.
The expression Laissez les bons temps rouler (alternatively Laissez le bon temps rouler, French pronunciation: [lɛse le bɔ̃ tɑ̃ ʁule]) is a Louisiana French phrase. The phrase is a calque of the English phrase "let the good times roll", that is, a word-for-word translation of the English phrase into Louisiana French Creole.
Cajun English is traditionally non-rhotic and today variably non-rhotic. A comparison of rhoticity rules between Cajun English, New Orleans English, and Southern American English showed that all three dialects follow different rhoticity rules, and the origin of non-rhoticity in Cajun English, whether it originated from French, English, or an independent process, is uncertain.
dirty rice (esp. Louisiana) – Cajun rice dish consisting of rice, spices, and meat; Don't get above your raisin' - regional colloquialism [16] fais-dodo (southern Louisiana) – a party; fix – to get ready, to be on the verge of doing, e.g. "I'm fixing to go"; (widespread but esp. South) to prepare food; house shoes – bedroom slippers
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Either it is a Cajun phrase or a New Orleans phrase. You can't have it both ways. New Orleans is Creole, and Cajun and Creole may have similarities, but they have more differences. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.210.148.246 20:56, 18 May 2011 (UTC) Good point - I will investigate this and fix the article. Thanks.
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