Born on the Bayou

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Verse 1: 0:25
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Now, when I was just a little boy
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Standin' to my daddy's knee,
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My papa said, "Son, don't let the man getcha an'
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Do what he done to me
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'Cause he'll getcha,
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'Cause he'll getcha now, now.

Verse 2: 0:50
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And I can remember the Fourth of July
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  A-runnin' through the back wood bare,
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    And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin',
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Chasin' down a hoodoo there,
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Chasin' down a hoodoo there.

Chorus: 1:10
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    Born on the bay  -  ou,
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    Born on the bay  -  ou,
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    Born on the bay  -  ou,
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Lord, Lord.

Instrumental: 1:27
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Verse 3: 2:36
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Wish I was back on the bayou,
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Rollin' with some Cajun queen.
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  A, wish that I were a fast freight train
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A-just a chooglin' on down
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To New Orleans.

Chorus: 2:53
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  Born on the bayou,
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  Born on the bayou, mm, mm,
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Mm. Born on the bayou, doot, doot, doot,
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Doot.     Oh, Lord!

Instrumental: 3:09
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Verse 4: 4:07
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Well, I can remember the Fourth of July
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  A-runnin' through the back wood bare,
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    And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin',
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Chasin' down a hoodoo there,
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    Chasin' down a hoodoo there.

Chorus: 4:28
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    Born on the bay  -  ou,
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    Born on the bay  -  ou, ow, yow.
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    Born on the bay  -  ou,
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Gonna run,     go.  Doot, doot, doot, doot, ah.

Coda: 4:44
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