Well, it's three o'clock
In the morning, baby
And I'm biding my time

Give us two more, mister waiter
Got an awful lot on my mind
Going back to Louisiana
To the gal I left behind

Well, I been to Memphis, baby
Kansas City too
Never found a woman
That could compete with you

Going back to Louisiana
To the gal I left behind

Well, she's my kind of woman
Just my size
Gonna get a ticket
Gonna move on down the line

Going back to Louisiana
To the gal I left behind

Oh, well, she used to
Live in Shreveport
Then she moved
Bet you ten to one
She's gone to Baton Rouge

I'm gonna look her up
If you know what I mean
If I have to go as far
As New Orleans

The night's talking to you
You know that I
Gotta find my baby
I'm so lonesome, I could cry

Oh, well, she used to
Live in Shreveport
Then she moved
I'll bet you ten to one
She's gone to Baton Rouge

I'm gonna look her up
If you know what I mean
If I have to go as far
As New Orleans

The night's talking to you
You know that I
Gotta find my baby
I'm so lonesome, I could cry

Going back to Louisiana
To the gal I left behind

Going back to Louisiana
To the gal I left behind