Hot boudin, cold cush....

[SlickRick]

I'm Proud To Be A Cajun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkYE5JTbjow

Yeah boy!

[JamesTheJeweler]

This may sound crazy because I have never seen it in writing but I heard a long time ago (when I was a teenager) that originally the phase "Hot Boudin, cold Couche-Couche" was a gross, food metaphore for the wife having a headache.

LoL! Well that certainly makes sense.

[CajunVic]

. . . in the late 70’s the cheerleaders for the Maurice High Bulldogs did the cheer

Hot Boudin
Cold Cush Cush
C’mon Bulldogs Push, Push, Push

[CajunFun]

Story and a question.

My 4 year old granddaughter got home from school and asked her mom to play the Hot Boudin, cold cush cush song...
When my daughter-in-law found it on line, she played it...only problem was it said tigers in the song. My granddaughter had a fit for several minutes (good girl, I've taught her well).

I assume they are singing this song at her day care and using Ragin Cajuns..

Question:

After looking for the song online, I can only find the "tiger" version.

Can anyone help me find the correct version of the song so I can play it for my granddaughter.

Thanks

OK, this is one of those questions that Turbine needs to research.

Here's the situation. LSU looked down their noses at Cajun culture forever. Or at least, until it became internationally exciting, and then they tried to convince everyone they are the Cajuns (while, of course, still looking down their noses at us.) And we know that LSU is not very original in much of anything they do. Face it, they got their school colors because the local hardware store only had those colors of ribbons in stock, and even their fight song is taken from an old Broadway musical.

Finally, I doubt that anybody over there much knew what Boudin was until the past few decades, and I doubt they ever knew what couche-couche was.

When I was a cheerleader in 1980, I put together an upbeat version of 'Hot Boudin.' We went to cheerleading camp and LSU was there. When they heard it, they insisted that that was their cheer.

Again, I don't have any evidence, but for the preceding reasons, I doubt it. I suspect it has been part of our traditions for decades, and it is probably printed up in an old yearbook, or maybe a Vermilion.

I gave Turbine a lot of old yearbooks.

[covcaj]

OK, this is one of those questions that Turbine needs to research.

Here's the situation. LSU looked down their noses at Cajun culture forever. Or at least, until it became internationally exciting, and then they tried to convince everyone they are the Cajuns (while, of course, still looking down their noses at us.) And we know that LSU is not very original in much of anything they do. Face it, they got their school colors because the local hardware store only had those colors of ribbons in stock, and even their fight song is taken from an old Broadway musical.

Finally, I doubt that anybody over there much knew what Boudin was until the past few decades, and I doubt they ever knew what couche-couche was.

When I was a cheerleader in 1980, I put together an upbeat version of 'Hot Boudin.' We went to cheerleading camp and LSU was there. When they heard it, they insisted that that was their cheer.

Again, I don't have any evidence, but for the preceding reasons, I doubt it. I suspect it has been part of our traditions for decades, and it is probably printed up in an old yearbook, or maybe a Vermilion.

I gave Turbine a lot of old yearbooks.

I'm pretty sure we were chanting that in the late '60s

[Turbine]

OK, this is one of those questions that Turbine needs to research.

Here's the situation. LSU looked down their noses at Cajun culture forever. Or at least, until it became internationally exciting, and then they tried to convince everyone they are the Cajuns (while, of course, still looking down their noses at us.) And we know that LSU is not very original in much of anything they do. Face it, they got their school colors because the local hardware store only had those colors of ribbons in stock, and even their fight song is taken from an old Broadway musical.

Finally, I doubt that anybody over there much knew what Boudin was until the past few decades, and I doubt they ever knew what couche-couche was.

When I was a cheerleader in 1980, I put together an upbeat version of 'Hot Boudin.' We went to cheerleading camp and LSU was there. When they heard it, they insisted that that was their cheer.

Again, I don't have any evidence, but for the preceding reasons, I doubt it. I suspect it has been part of our traditions for decades, and it is probably printed up in an old yearbook, or maybe a Vermilion.

I gave Turbine a lot of old yearbooks.

Perusing earlier.

I saw a 1920s reference spelled "Cajan" I'm thinking the old French pronunciation was a silent "j" closer sounding to Cayan.

Still looking for the oldest "hot boudin" cheer reference.

I would love to find the reference where he went to an SLI football game because the Couche at home was cold.

[CajunFun]

I saw a 1920s reference spelled "Cajan" I'm thinking the old French pronunciation was a silent "j" closer sounding to Cayan.

The 'j' would probably be the English approximation. I've seen weird attempts at cher ('shah' one time) and jolie blonde ('Joe Leblanc' once).

I've never heard of Cajun as something like 'cayenne,' which is a variation of 'Guyana.'

The only explanation I've heard is that the 'd' in 'Acadian' just gets slurred to 'Ca[dg]un.'

[SlickRick]

. . . in the late 70’s the cheerleaders for the Maurice High Bulldogs did the cheer

Hot Boudin
Cold Cush Cush
C’mon Bulldogs Push, Push, Push

That's the same as was used at RHS...c'mon Wolves, push, push push.

[Turbine]

Found this.

"The word "couche" comes from the Old French word "couchier," which means "to lay down" or "to put to bed." This origin reflects the word's meanings related to layers and bedding"

Hot boudin, cold bed, (I'm going watch the bulldogs football game) push push push.

[60swerethebest]

In early sixties it was used but it was bulldogs doing the pushing. Still liked the Retard them. Felt intelligent.

[CharlieK]

LSU, by nature of their protected position in La, can and will steal everything of value they want from other in state schools. One of the symptoms of living in a state run like a banana republic.

[CajunSaint08]

Found this.

"The word "couche" comes from the Old French word "couchier," which means "to lay down" or "to put to bed." This origin reflects the word's meanings related to layers and bedding"

Hot boudin, cold bed, (I'm going watch the bulldogs football game) push push push.

Love this. Thanks Turbine. Wish I could post a video of my granddaughter saying her Hot boudin... never noticed before, but she has a little Cajun twang in her voice.