She smiled at him from across the bar

as he pulled the handle of the slot machine

he glanced her way and saw stars

her smile was the one he'd seen last night in his dream

he retracted the cash and walked her direction

trying not to let her know she was the object of his affection

well she fell in love with that cajun man

three months later a diamond glittered on her hand

the southern belle no man could tame

had now taken his last name

he bought her presents and a fancy new car

she wore a necklace of pearls around her neck

started with kisses, then things went too far

because the baby their perfect lives would wreck

well, she fell in love with that cajun man

a year later carried their daugher in her hands

the southern belle no man could tame

still carrying his last name

they watched their child grow

and then another daughter came

but they had no son to show

no son to carry on the family name

well she fell in love with that cajun man

smiled as she held her children's hands

the southern belle no man could tame

now had a family under his last name

the oldest girl slowly becoming a woman

and fell in love on the river shore

a few months later a ring glittered on her hand

and on her wedding day, her mother's dress she wore

and her mother

had fallen in love with that cajun man

watched as her daughter had a wedding ring slipped on her hand

the southern belle no man could tame

still without a son to carry on the family name

two years past and she was blessed with a grandson

and her husband smiled at his wife

her hair grown gray and white, she left it undone

smiled back at the man she had loved her entire life

and she'd married that cajun man

was buried with his ring on her hand

the southern belle no man could tame

was buried under his last name