Bayou Lullaby

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Penny DeHaven] Folks say she was crazy and that may be She sits in the swamp by an old dead tree Singing this Cajun melody to a rag doll make-believe baby [Chorus: Penny DeHaven] Je vous aime beaucoup, bayou baby Your Daddy once sang that to a Louisiana lady I've got so much love for you it makes me crazy Je vous aime beaucoup, bayou baby [Verse 2: Penny DeHaven] She loved a young man many years ago He came through here with a travelling show She'd wait in the dark 'til her Poppa fell asleep And run to her lover 'neath that old oak tree [Verse 3: Penny DeHaven] Here we live or die by the Cajun law So Momma never said just what she saw The flashing blade in the full moonlight Or the hate in her Poppa's eyes that night [Chorus: Penny DeHaven] She sang je vous aime beaucoup, bayou baby Your Daddy once sang that to a Louisiana lady I've got so much love for you it makes me crazy Je vous aime beaucoup, bayou baby [Verse 4: Penny DeHaven] Grandpa said she left her mark on me 'Cause I sit in the swamp by that same old tree Where once it's branches touched the ground To hide the love Momma found [Chorus: Penny DeHaven] Now I sing je vous aime beaucoup, bayou baby My Daddy once sang that to a Louisiana lady I've got so much love for you it makes me crazy Je vous aime beaucoup, bayou baby