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
Workin' till the sun don't shine
Lookin' forward to happier times
On Blue Bayou

I'm goin' back some day
Come what may
To Blue Bayou

Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine
On Blue Bayou

All those fishing boats
With their sails afloat
If I could only see
That familiar sunrise
Through sleepy eyes
How happy I'd be

Gonna see my baby again
Gonna be with some of my friends
Maybe I'll feel better again
On Blue Bayou

Saving nickels, saving dimes
Workin' till the sun don't shine
Lookin' 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

All those fishing boats
With their sails afloat
If I could only see
That familiar sunrise
Through sleepy eyes
How happy I'd be

Oh, that boy of mine
By my side
The silver moon and the evening tide
Oh, some sweet day
Gonna take away this hurtin' inside

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