Big Bayou
Journey Home: Bobby Womack's Big Bayou Story
Lyrics
I took a long, long trip to the city
I embarked on a lengthy journey to the city
I was determined to get somewhere
I was resolute in reaching a specific destination
I spent all my hard earned money
I spent all the money I had worked hard to earn
I had saved to put me there
Saved money was used to support my trip
Big bayou where did you go
Expressing curiosity about the whereabouts of a significant bayou
To the river that's running slow
Referencing a river with a slow current
And to the Gulf of Mexico
Mentioning the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou carry me home
Requesting the bayou to guide the speaker home
I took a cotton picking job in Memphis
Describing employment in cotton picking in Memphis
And the people there treated me good
Expressing positive treatment received from people in Memphis
But my luck run bad in Nashville
Highlighting unfortunate circumstances in Nashville
I had to walked the streets of Hollywood
Forced to wander the streets of Hollywood
Big bayou where did you go
Continuing to ponder the whereabouts of the bayou
To the river that's running slow
Reiterating the presence of a slow-running river
Into the Gulf of Mexico
Emphasizing the connection to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou carry me home
Repeating the plea for the bayou to guide the speaker home
Gotta get away
Feeling a strong need to escape
Gotta find a way
Determined to find a solution
Gotta get away home
Reiterating the desire to get back home
Oh Lord I'm going home
Expressing a spiritual connection and the intention to return home
Where the fish jump in the air
Describing a home where fish jump in the air
You know I don't need a lot of money
Stating a lack of need for a significant amount of money
Cause I ain't going nowhere
Declaring an absence of plans to go anywhere
Big bayou where did you go
Revisiting the inquiry about the bayou's location
To the river that's running slow
Reaffirming the existence of a slow-running river
Into the Gulf of Mexico
Restating the connection to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou carry me home
Renewing the request for the bayou to guide the speaker home
Big bayou carry me home
Repeating the plea for the bayou to carry the speaker home
To the river that's running slow
Reiterating the presence of a slow-running river
Into the Gulf of Mexico
Emphasizing the connection to the Gulf of Mexico
Big bayou where did you go
Pondering the location of the bayou once again
I'm gonna catch a southbound
Expressing the intention to catch a southbound train home
Train home one of these days
Anticipating returning home in the future
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