When I was just a little boy Standin' to my Daddy's knee My Poppa said "Son, don't let the man get you And do what he done to me 'Cause he'll get you Lord Get you right now, now" Well I can remember the Fourth of July Runnin' through the backwood bay 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, alright now Born on the bayou Do it, do it Wish I were back on the bayou Rollin' with some Cajun Queen Wish that I were a fast freight train A just a-choogling on down to New Orleans Born on the bayou Born on the bayou Born on the bayou Do it, do it I can remember the Fourth of July Runnin' through the backwood bay 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 Alright, do Do it, do it, do it, do it