1) 
Down the Mississippi where the alligators go 
There’s a crazy swamp where the muddy water flows 
You might hear a fiddle or a concertina too 
Everybody’s dancing underneath the moon 

Chorus: 
Doing the bayou boogie 
Doing the bayou boogie 
In the muddy swamp where the alligators go 
They do the bayou boogie 

2) 
In Louisiana where Cajuns like to live 
Music is alive and people love to give 
Bugs are in the air, you can listen to them buzz 
The water’s full of life and the trees are full of fuzz 

Doing the bayou boogie 
Doing the bayou boogie 
In the muddy swamp where the alligators go 
They do the bayou boogie 

3) 
The bayou is alive with animals galore 
When you think you’ve seen them all there are many more 
Black bears, brown bats, crawdads too 
Dancing in the moonlight and kicking off their shoes 

Doing the bayou boogie 
Doing the bayou boogie 
In the muddy swamp where the alligators go 
They do the bayou boogie