DOWN ON THE BAYOU
(Charles Franklin Weathers)


Ogden Harless - 1987



Down on the bayou, standin' in the pirogue
Feelin' sorry for myself
My baby's gone, now I'm all alone
There just ain't no love left

Standin' in the pirogue, lookin' at that water
Thinkin' 'bout drowndin' myself
'Cause my baby's gone and I'm all alone
I might as well leave myself

When I met my lady, she said that she loved me
Said that she would be my bride
That she'd always love me, take good care of me
Always stand by myside

Then fifteen years later, she left with another
Made my life sad and blue
And now she's gone and I'm all alone
And I don't know what to do

(Instrumental Break)

I'm standin' in this pirogue, lookin' at the bayou
Feelin' sorry for myself
My lady's gone and I'm all alone
There just ain't no love left

I'm standin' in this pirogue, lookin' at the water
Thinkin' 'bout drowndin' myself
'Cause my baby's gone, now I'm all alone
I might as well leave myself

Yes, my baby's gone, now I'm all alone
I might as well leave myself



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2017)