Verse I:
I've lived the city blues in Chicago
and played the delta blues in St. Lou.
I've sang the delta blues in Memphis.
I never knew any blues back on Bayou Blue.

Verse II:
I had a young girl in Chicago,
and an older girl in olds St. Lou.
I gave up the girls in Memphis.
A true waits for me on Bayou Blue.

Chorus/Harmony:
I'm going back, goin' back, to Bayou Blue.
I'm going back, goin' back, to Bayou Blue.

Verse III:
I've wasted life in Chicago
and time in old St. Lou.
I've wasted all my money in Memphis.
But I've never wasted much on Bayou Blue.

Verse IV:
Now I won't go back to Chicago,
and I won't got back to old St. Lou.
I won't got back to Memphis,
cause I'm goin' back to Bayou Blue.

Chorus/Harmony:
I'm goin' back, goin' back, to Bayou Blue.
I'm goin' back, goin' back, to Bayou Blue.