On the bayou muddy water's warm
And mosquitoes got a place to swarm
And the gumbo's always hot on the bayou
Down in Cajun country

On the bayou you better take your fishing pole
And if you're thirsty, I got some Dixie's icy cold
Try some Crawfish Etouffe, Oyster Po'boy
Down in Cajun country

On the bayou I met Alligator Henri
He was poaching, but that ain't the story he tried to tell me
Born and raised in New Orleans, he's a Creole
Down in Cajun country

On the bayou's only place I feel at home
And I'll never, never, never feel the need to roam
Cause I'm a Coonass through and through
I don't care none
Down in Cajun Country