Blue Bayou

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I feel so bad I’ve got a worried mind.

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I’m so lonesome all the time,

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Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou.

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Saving nickels, saving dimes,

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Working ’til the sun don’t shine,

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Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou.

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I’m going back some day,

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Come what may to Blue Bayou.

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Where you sleep all day,

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And the catfish play on Blue Bayou.

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All those fishing boats,

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With their sails afloat.

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If I could only see,

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That familiar sunrise,

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Through sleepy eyes, how happy I’d be.

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Go to see my baby again,

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And to be with some of my friends.

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Maybe I’d be happier then o-n Blue Bayou.

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I’m going back some day,

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Gonna stay on Blue Bayou.

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Where the folks are fine,

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And the world is mine on Blue Bayou.

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Oh, that girl of mine,

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By my side, the silver moon,

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And the evening tide.

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Oh, some sweet day,

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Gonna take away this hurtin’ inside.

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I’ll never be blue, my dreams come true,

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On Blue Bayou.