Down in Louisiana bayous by and by A peirot pole or your natural soul Keeps you tied to a tree high tide Beer joint lights come on And then crowd starts rollin' in Pretty soon you got stars on the water You got stars on the water You got stars on the water When it rains Beaumont to Biloxi sea breeze at your door Gypsy rains dang hurricanes White silver sandy shores Blue light lounge is shinin' Why out on the pier Makes it look just like stars on the water Just like stars on the water Just like stars on the water When it rains When it's midnight down in Mobile Shining moon beams on the bay They come from miles around To dance the jukebox down Th hear the good time sounds they play And all across the harbor night life shinin' on Makes you feel just like stars on the water Just like stars on the water Just like stars on the water When it rains