(Verse 1):

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.

Savin' nickels, savin' dimes,

workin' till the sun don't shine,

lookin' forward to happier times

on Blue Bayou.

(Chorus):

I'm goin' back someday, come what may,

to Blue Bayou

where the folks are fine and the world is mine on Blue Bayou

where those fishin' boats with their sails afloat.

If I could only see

that familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes

how happy I'd be.

(Verse 2):

Gonna see my baby again.

Gonna be with some of my friends.

Maybe I'll feel better again on Blue Bayou.

Savin' nickels, savin' dimes,

workin' till the sun don't shine,

lookin' forward to happier times on Blue Bayou. (back to Chorus)