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.

Saving nickels, saving dimes.
Working til 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 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 though sleepy eyes,
How happy I'd be.

Oh, to see my baby again,
And to be with some of my friends.
Maybe I'd be happy then,
On Blue Bayou.

I'm going back some day, gonna stay,
On Blue Bayou.
Where the folks are fine and the world is mine,
On Blue Bayou.
Ah, that girl of mine, by my side,
The silver moon and the evening tide.
Oh, some sweet day, I'm gonna take away
This hurting inside.

Oh, I'll never be blue,
My dreams come true
On Blue Bayou.