I feel so bad, I've got a worried mind,
I'm so lonesome all the time
Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou;
Saving nickels, saving dimes, Working 'til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou
I'm going back some day, come what may to Blue
Bayou,
Where you sleep all day and the catfish play on Blue
Bayou;
All those fishing boats with their sails afloat
If I could only see, that familiar sunrise through
sleepy eyes, How happy I'd be.
Go to see my baby again and to be with some of my friends
Maybe I'd be happy then on Blue Bayou
Saving nickels, saving dimes, working 'til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou
I'm going back some day, gonna stay on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine and the world is mine on
Blue Bayou
Ah, that girl of mine by my side,
The silver moon and the evening tide
Oh, some sweet day gonna take away this hurtin' inside
I'll never be blue, my dreams come true on Blue Bayou.
