Now, when was just a little boy, I stand to daddy's knee. My pa pa said, "Son, don't the man get cha do what done me 'cause cha, 'cause cha now And I can re mem ber the fourth of Ju ly, a run ning thru back bare. And I can still hear my old hound dog bark in, chas in' down hoodoo there, chas in' down hoodoo there, Born on a bay ou; born on the bay ou; born on a bay ou; Lord, Lord. Wish was back on the bay a roll in' with Ca jun queen. A wishin' I were a fast freight train a just a chooglin' on down to New Or leans. Born on a bay ou; born on the bay ou; mm mm mm born on a bay ou; do do do do All right! And I can re mem ber the fourth of Ju ly, a run ning thru back bare. And I can still hear my old hound dog bark in, chas in' down hoodoo there, chas in' down hoodoo there, Born on a bay ou; born on the bay ou; born on a bay ou; Lord, Lord. Mm, mer cy. Mm, mer cy. Mm, mer cy.