I'm goin' down Louisiana way
 I'm going back as of this very day
 Don't worry about me cause I'll be okay
 I'm goin' down Louisiana way

 I will miss all my old Chicago friends
 And think about you San Francisco now and then
 I will remember my compadres in L.A.
 Look me up down Louisiana way

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 Don't let your eyes get misty now
 We knew the time would come around for me to go
 I will miss you

 So long friend, quess I'll see you while ago
 I might be back sometime, you just never know
 I have left a sweetheart north of Whiskey Bay
 True love waits down Louisiana way