Hank Williams Jr. Album

Way down yonder in the bayou country in dear old Louisianne
That's where live's my cajun baby the fairest one in the land
Her teeth're white and pearly hair black as coal
Wouldn't trade my cajun baby for the world's gold
Way down yonder in the bayou country in dear old Louisianne

My heart's been sad and lonely since the day I left her side
But today I got her letter said she'd be my cajun bride
Gonna go and wed my cajun baby and ive by the old bayou
Eat a lotsa shrimp and crawfish ride around in my old pirogue
Way down yonder...

Before the sun goes down this evening I'll be on my way
To see my cajun baby and there I'm gonna stay
On a Saturday night we go dancin' and listen to the fiddle-o
Lord I got me a cajun baby just a livin' and a lovin' by the old bayou
Way down yonder...

You have always wanted the finest things in life
So that all your dreams could come true I've slaved with all my might
But the plans I made for you and me have all gone to waste
Cause in the world you live now for me there is no place
Gone is the sweet and simple girl that I have loved so long
And in her place a stranger lives who wants a dream world and not a home
With the sunrise I'll be gone and then daring you'll be free
Free to live the life you want and never be bothered by me
For I am just a simple guy who couldn't keep up with the pace
Cause in the world you live now for me there is no place
And in the world you live now for me there is no place

Well you say we are through and for me to me move on
But tell me sweet mama will you cry when I'm gone
Are you sure you mean it when you tell me to fly what I want to know is this goodbye
Oh after I leave you will you follow me around fightin' and fussin' all over this town
Are you gonna be happy or will you cry what I want to know is this goodbye
Now you know you've said this many times before
When your money runs out you're bangin' on my door
Are you gonna be good or try to black my eye what I want to know is this goodbye
Like a stubborn mule you always change your mind
Will the weather be fair or will it rain all the time
Will the lightenin' strike when me'n my blonde walks by
What I want to know is this goodbye
Now baby you know I always aim to please for I want your little heart to be at ease
I don't want no dynamite fallin' from the sky what I want to know is this goodbye

You were my every dream come true but your love can never share
A heart can't smile if it's filled with tears now I'm just crying cause I care
I'm crying cause your love is gone my burden seems more than I can bear
I saw my angel pass me by now I'm just crying cause I care
[ piano ]
Your eyes were like the heaven's blue your heart I thought so true and fair
Still you'll always be mine in dreams now I'm just crying cause I care
May all the dreams that you dream come true this will be my daily prayer
May life reserve for you the best now I'm just crying cause I care
Now I'm just crying cause I care

The day that we parted you laughed when I cried
You said you didn't care that your love had died
Now you say you're sorry that you said goodbye
But it's my turn to laugh and your turn to cry
Darling when you left me I thought my life was through
Everything that I did reminded me of you
But now I've forgotten no more tears in my eyes
It's my turn to laugh and your turn to cry
My turn to laugh your turn to cry my love was true yours was a lie
But now I've forgotten no more tears in my eyes
It's my turn to laugh and your turn to cry
[ steel ]
My turn to laugh your turn to cry...

Slowly but surely I've watched your love die now you run my heart over with care
I know oh so well that you don't want me now tell me darling where do I go from here
I've built all my plans and my hopes around you no other can replace you dear
I've seen all my dreams and my hopes fade away
So tell me darling where do I go from here
You know that your pride is making you stay but sympathy ain't what I want to hear
Cause what good is kindness to a man that needs love
So tell me darling where do I go from here
[ strings - guitar ]
I know that your heart is far away and there's nothing for me but my tears
I din't want to see my tears turn to hate so my darling I'm going from here

Darling I'm so lonely here all alone things're not the same dear now that you are gone
Are you lonely too my darling do mem'ries make you cry
Are you sorry now that we said goodbye
My days are full of sorrow my nights are full of tears
And there's no hope of tomorrow weeks have turned into years
Won't you please reconsider take me back in your heart
For I don't want to live if we're gonna stay apart
Now when you get this letter if you feel the way I do
Please hurry on back home for I'll be waitin' there for you
[ guitar ]
Won't you please reconsider...

Homesick and lonely I'm worried and blue
I wanna see the baby and the baby's mama too
I'm so tired of roamin' I'm about to lose my mind
Homesick and lonesome for that gal of mine

Mean old trouble is all that I've known
I'm missing my honey and boys I'm going home
If she'll just let me tarry when I come draggin' in
You couldn't take a shotgun and run me off again
This old boy's got misery deep down in his soul
This old world's too big and this old world's too cold
I'll be ridin' that freight train when she comes down the tracks
And next time you see me leave I'll be flat on my back
[ fiddle ]
I never knew a body could ever feel so low
I have often asked myself why did I ever go
I'm a headin' home and this time there I'm gonna park
And if she wants a new dog then I'm gonna learn to bark
Homesick and lonely...
Homesick and lonesome for that gal of mine

[No lyrics]

You don't care one thing about me and you never will I know
Still I hang around you darling you know I can't let you go
I know you will only hurt me just because I love you so
I know I should be leaving but my heart won't let me go
[ steel ]
Tonight when you are sleeping I will lie awake and cry
For in my heart I know that soon you'll say goodbye
How I hate to see tomorrow it will just bring tears and woe
I know I should be leaving but my heart won't let me go

Today you tell me you are leaving that you are going far away
Darling I've got no way of holding you so this is all that I can say
You can't take my mem'ries of you you can go and leave me oh so blue
Break my heart and you can make me cry but you can't take my mem'ries of you

I tried every way to make you happy but I guess it was never meant to be
So today you say you are going far away across the deep blue sea
Now after you are gone my darling each night I go down to the sea
And gaze at the stars as I wonder where you are
And pray some day that you'll come back to me
But you can't take my mem'ries...