"Bye Bye Bayou" genre: Country General
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	Rockin' country with slight Zydeco feel.
	CD: Swang   Label: The Music Room Credits: Words and music by Jim Stringer
	Story Behind the Song A friend of mine grew up in Cutoff, LA, but left to explore the world. I asked what she missed about her home and she wrote down several things which I made into this song. It's one of my own favorites because it has a "heart" in that this is mostly true. Lyrics Verse: In the soft grey shadows at the break of day A pretty cajun girl is trying to make her getaway, her getaway. Quietly she dresses and she zips her bag Tapes up a note to her mom and dad on the kitchen door, that squeakin’ kitchen door. Then she heads down the road to the Trailways station Asks for a ticket to some other place The bus pulls out and she says these words As a tear trickles down her face: chorus: I'll always miss your muddy brown water and your sweet-smelling salty air The spicy taste of the jambolaya and the French music everywhere. Now I'm not saying that I'll never be back But this'll have to do till then I'll say bye-bye bayou, good-bye Bayou LaFouche Woah-oh, good-bye Bayou LaFouche VerseII: A few hours later she's out on the road She's thinking back on the days before she had to getaway, her getaway. About a solemn vow to a handsome boy She's broken his heart and that's no joy for anyone, on any day. Now she's doing sixty through northern Louisiana Riding this bus to some other place As she looks through the window and says these words A tear trckles down her face... Chorus: Bridge: You know it's never easy for a girl to leave her home; But before she'll be that young boy's bride, she'll head out on her own... singing (etc.) Chorus:

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