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[Verse 1]
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  I FEEL SO BAD I'VE GOT A WORRIED E ND,

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  I'M SO LONESOME ALL THE TIME,
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  B NCE I LEFT MY BABY BEHIND ON BLUE BAYOU.       |3-Counts Backing Vocals|

[Verse 2]
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  SAVING NICKLES  SAVING DIMES,

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   WORKIN' TILL THE SUN C N'T SHINE,
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  LOOKING FORWARD  TO HAPPIER TIMES  ON BLUE BAYOU.

[Chorus]
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I'M GOING BACK SOMEDAY  COME WHAT MAY  TO BLUE BAYOU.

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WHED  YOU SLEEP ALL DAY  AND THE CATFISH PA Y  ON BLUE BAYOU.

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ALL THOSE FISHING BOATS   WITH THEIR SAILS AFLOAT  IF I COULD ONLY SEE,
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THAT F-M ILIAR SUNRISE  THROUGH SLEEPY EYES  HOW HAPPY I'D BE.       |3-Counts Backing Vocals|

[Verse 3]
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  GO TO SEE MY BABY AGAIN,

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  AND TO BE  WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS,
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  MAYBE I'D  BE HAPPY THEN  ON BLUE BAYOU.

[Chorus]
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I'M GOING BACK SOMEDAY  GONNA STAY ON  BLUE BAYOU.

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WHED  THE FOLKS AD  FINE  AND THE WORLD IS E NE  ON BLUE BAYOU.

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AH THAT GIRL OF E NE  BY MY BDE , THE B LVER MOON  AND THE EVENING TIDE.
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OH SOME SWEET DAY  GONNA TAKE AWAY  THIS HURTIN' INBDE .

[Outro]
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I'LL NEVER BE BLUE  MY DDAM S COME TRUE,      ON

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BLUE   BA -   YOU, ON BLUE BLUE BLUE BAYOU.