Guilbeau I took a long trip to the cities I was determined to get somewhere I spent all my hard-earned money I had saved to put me there. Big Bayou, where do you go? To the river running slow And to the Gulf of mexico Big Bayou, carry me home. I took a picking job in Memphis And the people there treated me good But my luck ran bad in Nashville I walked the streets of Hollywood. Big Bayou, where do you go? To the river running slow And to the Gulf of mexico Big Bayou, carry me home. ..... Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh Lord, I'm going home Where the fish jump in the air You know I won't need a lot of money 'Cause I ain't going nowhere. Big Bayou, where do you go? To the river just running slow And to the Gulf of mexico Big Bayou, carry me home, oh yeah. Big Bayou, where do you go? To the river just running slow And to the Gulf of mexico Big Bayou, carry me home. Big Bayou, where do you go? To the river just running slow And to the Gulf of mexico Big Bayou, where do you go? And I'm .... Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, go home.