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 nickels saving dimes
Working 'till 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 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 to see my baby again
Gonna to be with some of my friends
Maybe I'll feel better again on Blue Bayou

Saving nickels saving dimes
Working 'till the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou

Oh that boy of mine -- by my side
The silver moon and the evening tide
Oh some sweet day gonna to take away
This hurting inside
Well I'll never be blue my dreams come true
On Blue Bayou