[Verse 1]
Now, when I was just a little boy
Standin' to my daddy's knee
My papa said, "Son, don't let the man get you
And do what he done to me"
Because he'll get you now
Because he'll get you now, now

[Verse 2]
And I can remember the fourth of July
Runnin' through the backwood bare
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'
Chasin' down a hoodoo there, chasin' down a hoodoo there

[Chorus]
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou

[Verse 3]
Wish I was back on the Bayou
Rollin' with some Cajun Queen
Wishin' I were in a fast freight train
Just a chooglin' on down to New Orleans

[Chorus]
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou

[Post-Chorus]
Born on the Bayou

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
Yeah, and I can remember the fourth of July
Runnin' through the backwood bare
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'
Chasin' down a hoodoo there

[Chorus]
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou

[Outro]
Oh, yeah