Down Along the Bayou Country

(R. Nelson)



It was down along the bayou country

Down around New Orleans

You took my hand, you said your my man

We'll have a good life you and me.



It was down along the bayou country

Down in the Cajun land

Momma said: son, you know before you're done

You're gonna wind up with a gun in your hand.



Then I heard that train whistle moanin'

It was rolling on down the line

I got thoughts to straighten out

Places to know about

I'll be home in no time.



Then I hopped a train down in Lockport

I headed cross Hattiesburg

I think I knew then I wouldn't see you again

Goodbye was the last thing I heard.



Then I met a man up in Greenville

He said he'd give me some real good advice

He said: you gotta get smart, I did

Here take this gun, and kid, remember to never look twice.



Now living to me has meant heartache

Life was always something to use

As I look back again, I never could win

I guess I was put down here to lose.



Now I'm alone and locked in Montgomery

You see I robbed a bank and shot a man

Their gonna hang me tomorrow

I wish I could borrow my life to live over again...