Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Black Water Bayou, artist - Tanya Tucker. Album song Soon, in the genre Кантри
Date of issue: 31.12.2011
Record label: Capitol Records Nashville
Song language: English
Black Water Bayou |
Growin' up on the bayou can drive you outta your mind |
Marie was a youngin' when she left the Black Water behind |
It all happened one night |
In the back of Jimmy’s car |
Jimmy said 'Marie, your so pretty, well you oughta be a movie star.' |
So she packed up her backwood streams |
Stole her mama’s Mabeline |
And took the train to New Orleans |
And swore she was never gonna go |
Back to the Black Water Bayou |
Mama said, 'Child, don’t go back on your raisin |
'There ain’t no place in the city for a pretty little backstreet cagian' |
'The long hard nights, will leave you cold.' |
'And there’s a devil 'round every corner tryin' to buy your soul.' |
And with no where to go, and nothin' to eat |
She got a job dancin' down on Urban Street |
But the shoes she’s wearin' on her feet |
Don’t dance like they danced with Jimmy Lavoe |
Back on the Black Water Bayou |
In the heat of the night |
It was the very last show |
She walked onto the stage with her heart and her head hung low |
She started to cry (cry) |
As the curtain rolled |
She found herself lookin' in the Black Water eyes of Jimmy Lavoe |
Well he picked up her shattered dreams |
On that stage in New Orleans |
Said, 'Marie, don’t you think it’s time to go' |
'Back to the Black Water Bayou?' |