Now when I was just a little boy
Standin´ to my daddy´s knee
My papa said "Son, don´t let the man get ya
And do what he done to me"
Gonna getcha, gonna getcha now

I can remember the Fourth of July
Running through the backwood bay
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin´
Chasing down a hoodoo there, chasing down a hoodoo there

Born on the bayou
Born on the bayou
Born on the bayou

Wish I was back on the bayou
Rollin´ with some cajun queen
Wish I was a fast freight train
Just a chooglin´ on down to New Orleans

Born on the bayou

Born on the bayou
Born on the bayou

I can remember the Fourth of July
Running through the backwood bay
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin´
Chasing down a hoodoo there, chasing down a hoodoo there

Born on the bayou
Born on the bayou
Born on the bayou