Beat by you, where do you go?
To the river running slow,
Beat by you, carry me home.
I took a long trip to the cities
I was determined to get somewhere
Spent all my hard -earned money
I had saved to put me there
Big Bayou, where do you go?
To the river running slow
Took a picking job in Memphis
And the people there, treated me good
But my luck ran bad in Nashville
I walked the streets of Hollywood
Big Bayou, where do you go?
To the river running slow
Where the fish jump in the air
You know I won't need a lot of money
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Big bayou, where do you go?
To the river running slow
La la la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la la, la la la la la
