Released: June 18, 1976
Songwriter: Gib Guilbeau
Producer: Tom Dowd
[Verse 1]
A long, long trip to the city
I was determined to get somewhere
But I spent all my hard earned money
I had to get on there
[Chorus]
Big bayou, where did you go
When the river is overflowed?
And to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, carry me home
Hit it
[Verse 2]
Oh Lord, I don't need a lot of money
I bought the get on to get somewhere
But my luck run bad in Nashville
I had to walk the streets of Hollywood
[Chorus]
Big bayou, where did you go
When the river is running slow?
Into to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, carry me home
[Interlude]
Hit it
Well
Boogie
Hit it
Yeah!
[Verse 3]
Oh Lord, I'm going home
Where the fish jump in the air
You know I don't need a lot of money
I'm determined to get somewhere
[Chorus]
Big bayou, where did you go
When the river is underflowed?
Into to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, carry me home
[Interlude]
Boogie
Hit it!
[Chorus]
Big bayou, carry me home
To the river that's overflowed
Into the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, carry me home
One more
Big bayou, carry me home
To the river that's overflowed
Into the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, where did you go?
[Outro]
Yeah
Aw yeah
Well yeah
Yeah
Oh yeah
Ow!
Woo!
A long, long trip to the city
I was determined to get somewhere
But I spent all my hard earned money
I had to get on there
[Chorus]
Big bayou, where did you go
When the river is overflowed?
And to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, carry me home
Hit it
[Verse 2]
Oh Lord, I don't need a lot of money
I bought the get on to get somewhere
But my luck run bad in Nashville
I had to walk the streets of Hollywood
[Chorus]
Big bayou, where did you go
When the river is running slow?
Into to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, carry me home
[Interlude]
Hit it
Well
Boogie
Hit it
Yeah!
[Verse 3]
Oh Lord, I'm going home
Where the fish jump in the air
You know I don't need a lot of money
I'm determined to get somewhere
[Chorus]
Big bayou, where did you go
When the river is underflowed?
Into to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, carry me home
[Interlude]
Boogie
Hit it!
[Chorus]
Big bayou, carry me home
To the river that's overflowed
Into the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, carry me home
One more
Big bayou, carry me home
To the river that's overflowed
Into the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou, where did you go?
[Outro]
Yeah
Aw yeah
Well yeah
Yeah
Oh yeah
Ow!
Woo!
more tracks from the album
A Night on the Town (Deluxe Edition)
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Fool for You (Early Version)
- The Balltrap (Early Version)
- The Wild Side of Life (Early Version)
- Pretty Flamingo (Early Version)
- Get Back (Early Version)
- Rosie
- Share (Studio Outtake)
- Big Bayou (Early Version)
- Trade Winds (Early Version)
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) [Early Version]
- The First Cut Is the Deepest (Early Version)
- Big Bayou
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- The Balltrap
- The Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2
- The Wild Side of Life
- Pretty Flamingo
- Trade Winds
- Fool for You
- The Killing of Georgie, Pt. 1 (Early Version)
- Rosie (Early Version)
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Rod Stewart popular songs
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Missing You