Original Roy Orbison version
I feel so bad I've got a worried mind
I'm so lonesome all the time
Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou
(bo bo bo dimbadee ay)
Saving nickels, saving dimes, working 'till the sun don't shine (da dee da dee daddi da, bo bo bo dimbadee ay)
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou (da dee da dee daddi da)
I'm going back some day come what may to Blue Bayou
Where you sleep all day and the catfish play on Blue Bayou (oohhh)
All those fishing boats with their sails afloat if I could only see
That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be
(bo bo bo dimbadee ay)
Go to see my baby again (da dee da dee daddi da)
And to be with some of my friends (bo bo bo dimbadee ay)
Maybe I'd be happy then on blue bayou (da dee da dee daddi da)
I'm going back some day, gonna stay on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine and the world is mine, Blue Bayou (oohhh)
Oh that girl of mine by my side, the silver moon and the evening tide
Some sweet day gonna take away this hurting inside
I'll never be blue, my dreams come true on Blue Bayou
(bo bo bo dimbadee ay, bo bo bo dimbadee ay, bo bo bo dimbadee ay, bo bo bo dimbadee ay, bo bo bo dimbadee ay, ... [fades out])
BLUE BAYOU is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and originally released by Roy Orbison as a single in 1963. The above lyrics are for the original Roy Orbison version of BLUE BAYOU as released in 1963.
Bruce Springsteen performed BLUE BAYOU live once, with Roy Orbison. See the live 30 Sep 1987 version for more details.
List of available versions of BLUE BAYOU on this website:
BLUE BAYOU [Live 30 Sep 1987 version]