I took a long, long trip to the city

I was determined to get somewhere

I spent all my hard earned money

I had saved to put me there

Big bayou, where did you go now?

To the river that's running slow

And to the Gulf of Mexico

Big bayou, carry me home

Guitar, woo!

I took a cotton picking job in Memphis

And the people there treated me good

But my luck run bad in Nashville

I had to walk the streets of Hollywood

Big bayou, where did you go now?

To the river that's running slow

Into the Gulf of Mexico

Big bayou, carry me home

Ow!

Hit me

Gotta get away

Gotta find a way

Gotta get a way home

Oh yeah

Oh yeah

Oh yeah

Oh Lord, I'm going home

Where the fish jump in the air

You know I don't need a lot of money

'Cause I ain't going nowhere

Big bayou, where did you go now?

To the river that's running slow

Into the Gulf of Mexico

Big bayou, carry me home

Oh yeah

Woo!

Big bayou, where did you go now?

To the river that's running slow

Into the Gulf of Mexico

Big bayou, carry me home

Big bayou, carry me home

To the river that's running slow

Into the Gulf of Mexico

Big bayou, where did you go?

I'm gonna catch a southbound

Train home one of these days