Down by the bayou,
Down by the bayou, I saw
Good things inside you
Good things inside you, they call
Into my memories of old,
Tell me what you know!
I saw a man there,
I saw a man and sat down
I shook his hand there
I shook his hand, he laughed loud
And put a question to my heart
A question, oh, so sharp
He said, 'hey, wish man, tell me what's your wish,
Close your eyes all we got is this!
Angels speak of a thing called bliss
Close your eyes all we got is this, yeah!
(same thing for other verses and Choruses)
If I'm straying far away, I get down and start to pray
Cause I know, I know
That my song will reach those heavens I stand up I'm not forgetting
I know, I know, I know!