Now when I was just a little boy, standin' to my Daddy's 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 Runnin' through the backwoods bare And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin' Chasin' down a hoodoo there Chasin' down a hoodoo there Born on the Bayou Born on the Bayou Born on the Bayou Yoh, yoh Wish I was back on the Bayou Rollin' with some Cajun Queen Wishin' I were a fast freight train Just a-chooglin' on down to Born on the Bayou Born on the Bayou Born on the Bayou Yoh, yoh Do it, do it, do it, do it Oh, Lord Oh, get back, boy I can remember the fourth of July Runnin' through the backwoods bare And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin' Chasin' down a hoodoo there Chasin' down a hoodoo there Born on the Bayou Born on the Bayou Yoh, yoh Born on the Bayou Alright! Do, do, do, do Mm-mm-mmm, oh...