I feel so bad
I got a worried mind
I'm so lonesome
all of the time
Since I left my baby
behind on Blue Bayou
Savin' nickels
Savin' dimes
Workin' till
the sun don't shine
Lookin' forward
to happier times
on Blue Bayou
I'm goin' back some day
come what may
to Blue Bayou
Where you sleep all day
and the catfish play
on Blue Bayou
All those fishin' boats
with their sails afloat
if I could only see
That familiar sunrise
through sleepy eyes
how happy I'd be
Gonna see my
baby again
Gonna be with
some o' my friends
Maybe I'll be
happy again
on Blue Bayou
I'm goin' back some day
gonna stay
on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
and the world is mine
on Blue Bayou
With that girl of mine
by my side
the silver moon
and the evenin' tide
Oh some sweet day
I'm gonna take away
this hurtin' inside
I'll never be blue
my dreams come true
on Blue Bay-ou....