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I took a long, long trip to the city |
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I was determined to get somewhere |
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I spent all my hard earned money |
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I had saved to put me there |
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Big bayou where did you go |
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To the river that's running slow |
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and to the Gulf of Mexico |
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Big bayou carry me home |
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I took a cotton picking job in Memphis |
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And the people there treated me good |
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But my luck run bad in Nashville |
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I had to walked the streets of Hollywood |
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Big bayou where did you go |
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To the river that's running slow |
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into the Gulf of Mexico |
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Big bayou carry me home |
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Gotta get away |
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Gotta find a way |
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Gotta get away home |
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Oh Lord I'm going home |
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Where the fish jump in the air |
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You know I don't need a lot of money |
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Cause I ain't going nowhere |
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Big bayou where did you go |
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To the river that's running slow |
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into the Gulf of Mexico |
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Big bayou carry me home |
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Big bayou carry me home |
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To the river that's running slow |
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into the Gulf of Mexico |
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Big bayou where did you go |
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I'm gonna catch a southbound |
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train home one of these days |