Annotation:Maringouins Ont Tout Mangé Ma Belle (Les)
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MARINGOUINS ONT TOUT MANGE MA BELLE, LES (The Mosquitoes Ate Up My Sweetheart). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB(Vocal)AABBAA(Vocal)AABBAABB. The word maringouin comes from the South American Indian name for mosquito, states Raymond Francois (1990), although moustique is also used in some parts of Louisiana. See also the note for the song "Gabriel."
Source for notated version: Segura Brothers (La.) [Francois].
Printed sources: Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pp. 230-231.
Recorded sources: Old Timey Records OT-108, the Segura Brothers.