Bayou Bum

Well I fish all day from my boat that´s the way I make my living

I got an old greasy dog and a riverboat for my home

I´m as common as a stream-boat on the Mississippi river

Yeah I´m a bayou bum and what little bit I got is my own

Yeah I´m a scavenger on the river and it treats me good

Dreaming and a wishing fighting and a fishing that´s all I´ve ever done

You can do as you please but as for me I´m gonna stay a bayou bum

Yeah I fought my way from Memphis to New Orleans

Yeah I´ve had people say I´m as no good as they come

But the words don´t hurt the likes of a bayou bum

Yeah I´ve left pretty little girls crying in many waterfront towns

And if I die tonight you can say I´ve had my fun

Yeah loving and living the life of a bayou bum

Yeah I´m a scavenger on the river and it treats me good

Dreaming and a wishing fighting and a fishing that´s all I´ve ever done

You can do as you please but as for me I´m gonna stay a bayou bum