Annotation:Daylight Waltz

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DAYLIGHT WALTZ. Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA(Vocal)AAAABB(Vocal)A. Francois' source, Sidney Brown, made the first homemade diatonic accordions in Louisiana during World War II, the result of not being able to import instruments from the usual source, Germany. Related songs are "Cankton Waltz" and "Eunice Waltz."

Source for notated version: Sidney Brown (La.) [Francois].

Printed sources: Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990; pp. 362-363.

Recorded sources: Goldband Records GB-1099, Sidney Brown.

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