Billy Bayou - Jim Reeves

Billy Bayou
Written by: Roger Miller

Billy Bayou Lyrics

Back about 1800 some
A Louisiana couple had a red-headed son
No name suited him, Jim, Jack or Joe
They just called him Billy Bayou

Billy, Billy Bayou watch where you go
You're walking on quicksand, walk slow
Billy, Billy Bayou watch what you say
A pretty girl will get you one of these days

Billy was a boy, kinda big for his size
Red hair and freckles and big blue eyes
13 years from the day he was born
Billy fought the battle of the little big horn


One sad day, Billy cried ho, ho!
I can whip the feathers of a Jerónimo
He smiled it off, the chief got mad
This nearly ended our Louisiana lad


One day in 1878
A pretty girl'll walk through Billy's front gate
He didn't know whether to stand there or run
He wound up married 'cause he did either one

Billy Bayou Singers

1. Jim Reeves (Billboard hot 100) October 1958 (First recording on September 9, 1958).

2. Roy Drusky May 1964 3. Jim reeves - The Anita Kerr Quartet 1964 4. Dusty King 1964 5. John Hore May 1965 6. Del Reeves January 1966 7. Kitty Wells February 1966 8. Roger Miller October 1966 9. Bobby Bond 1967 10. Charley Pride May 1969 11. Jim Tobin 1971 12. Doug Kershaw December 1972 13. The Anita Kerr Singers 1972 14. Rankarna & Mats Rådberg ‎ 1973 15. The Southern Ramblers 1974 16. Hal Southern 1978 17. Ben Lee Rivers 1978 18. Tex Withers 1979 19. Arne Benoni 1988 20. Arne Benoni with Jim Reeves' "Blue Boys" 1998 21, Alvis Wayne October 10, 2000 22. The True Brothers 2002.


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