Released: August 23, 1977
Songwriter: Joe Melson Roy Orbison
Producer: Peter Asher
[Intro]
[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
[Pre-Chorus]
Saving nickels, saving dimes
Working till the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
On Blue Bayou
[Chorus]
I'm going back someday
Come what may
To Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
[Post-Chorus]
Where those fishing 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
[Pre-Chorus]
Saving nickels saving dimes
Working till the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
On Blue Bayou
[Chorus]
I'm going back someday
Come what may
To Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
[Post-Chorus]
Where those fishing boats
With their sails afloat
If I could only see
That familiar sunrise
Through sleepy eyes
How happy I'd be
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Oh that boy of mine
By my side
The silver moon
And the evening tide
Oh some sweet day
Gonna take away
This hurting inside
[Outro]
Well I'll never be blue
My dreams come true
On Blue Bayou
[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
[Pre-Chorus]
Saving nickels, saving dimes
Working till the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
On Blue Bayou
[Chorus]
I'm going back someday
Come what may
To Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
[Post-Chorus]
Where those fishing 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
[Pre-Chorus]
Saving nickels saving dimes
Working till the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
On Blue Bayou
[Chorus]
I'm going back someday
Come what may
To Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
[Post-Chorus]
Where those fishing boats
With their sails afloat
If I could only see
That familiar sunrise
Through sleepy eyes
How happy I'd be
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Oh that boy of mine
By my side
The silver moon
And the evening tide
Oh some sweet day
Gonna take away
This hurting inside
[Outro]
Well I'll never be blue
My dreams come true
On Blue Bayou
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- Tracks of My Tears
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- All My Life
- Ooh Baby Baby
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- Willin’
- Tumbling Dice
- Somewhere Out There
- Long, Long Time
- When Will I Be Loved
- I Never Will Marry
- Por un amor
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- En Mi Soledad
- Icy Blue Heart
- You Can’t Treat the Wrong Man Right
- White Rhythm & Blues
- Just One Look
- My Hero
- La calandria
- Heartbreak Kind
- Walk On
- Cost of Love
- When I Grow Too Old to Dream
- Lightning Bar Blues
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