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 
  
Savin' nickels, savin' dimes 
Work until 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 the folks are fine 
And the world is mine, on Blue Bayou 
Where there's fishing boats 
With their sails, afloat 
If I could only see 
That familiar sunrise, two sleepy eyes 
How happy I'd be 
  
Wanna see my baby again 
Wanna be with some of my friends 
Maybe I'll feel better again on Blue Bayou 
  
Savin' nickels, savin' dimes 
Work until the sun don't shine 
Lookin' forward to happier times, on Blue Bayou 
  
I'm goin' back someday 
Come what may to Blue Bayou 
Where the folks are fine 
And the world is mine, on Blue Bayou 
Where there's fishing boats 
With their sails afloat 
If I could only see 
That familiar sunrise, two sleepy eyes
How happy I'll be 
  
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With that boy of mine by my side 
The silver moon in the evenin' tide 
Oh, some sweet day 
Gonna take away this hurtin' inside 
Well, I'll never be blue 
My dreams come true 
On Blue Bayou