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 I feel so bad Ive got a worried mind,

Im so lonesome all the time;

 since I left my baby behind on blue bayou

Saving nickels, saving dimes, working till the sun dont shine

 Looking forward to happier times, on blue bayou

 Im 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 Id be

Go to see my baby again,

and to be with some of my friends

 Maybe Id be happy then, on blue bayou

 Im going back some day, gonna stay, on blue bayou

 Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine, on blue bayou

 Oh, that girl of mine, by my side, the silver moon and the evening tide

 Oh, some sweet day, gonna take away, this hurting inside

 Ill never be blue, my dreams come true, on blue bayou