Original Creedence Clearwater Revival version
Now when I was just a little boy
Standing to my Daddy knee
My poppa said, "Son don't let the man get you
Do what he done to me"
'Cause he'll get you
'Cause he'll get you now, now
And I can remember the fourth of July
Running through the backwood bare
And I can still hear my old hound dog barking
Chasing down a hoodoo there
Chasing down a hoodoo there
Born On The Bayou
Born On The Bayou
Born On The Bayou, Lord, Lord
Wish I was back on the Bayou
Rolling with some Cajun Queen
Wishing I were a fast freight train
Just a choogling on down to New Orleans
Born On The Bayou
Born On The Bayou, hm, hm, hm
Born On The Bayou, do it, do it, do it, do it
Oh Lord
Oh get back boy
Well I can remember the fourth of July
Running through the backwood bare
And I can still hear my old hound dog barking
Chasing down a hoodoo there
Chasing down a hoodoo there
Born On The Bayou
Born On The Bayou, Lord, Lord
Born On The Bayou, all right
Do, do, do, do
Mmmm, oh
BORN ON THE BAYOU is a song written by John Fogerty and released by Creedence Clearwater Revival on their 1969 album Bayou Country. The above lyrics are for the original Creedence Clearwater Revival version of BORN ON THE BAYOU as released in 1969.
Bruce Springsteen performed BORN ON THE BAYOU live a few times, always off-tour with other artists. See the live 20 Jan 1988 version for more details.
List of available versions of BORN ON THE BAYOU on this website:
BORN ON THE BAYOU [Live 20 Jan 1988 version]