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 backwood, 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 Lord, Lord 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 New Orleans Born on the bayou Born on the bayou Born on the bayou Do it, do it, do it, do it, oh, Lord Oh, get back boy I can remember the fourth of July Runnin' through the backwood 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 All right, do, do, do, do