I feel so bad I got a worried mind, I'm so lonesome all the time
since I left my baby behind, on Blue Bayou
Saving nickles, saving dimes, Working till the sun don't shine,
looking forward to happier times, on Blue Bayou.
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I'm going back someday, come what may, to Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine, on Blue Bayou,
where those fishing 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 of my friends
Maybe I'll feel better again, on Blue Bayou
Saving nickles, saving dimes, working till the sun don't shine,
looking forward to happier times, on Blue Bayou.
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Instrumental
Oh that boy of mine by my side, the silver moon and the evening tide
Oh some sweet day gonna take away this hurting inside
Well I'll never be blue, my dreams come true -- on Blue Bayou!