Up the river I could not stay long,
When the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
She burned down to the water line
And the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
All the people got to squeal and squall.
When the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
They looked up, and they's about to fall.
And the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Well, the whistle went "wee," And the boiler went "whomp."
When the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Deck flew off and I had to jump.
And the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
I looked over yonder, and what did I see?
When the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Captain and his mate, they were swimming for me
And the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Bayou Sara, she burned down
I looked over yonder and what did I see?
When the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Two bright angels, they were swimming for me.
And the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Two bright angels swimming by my side.
When the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
I want to go to heaven when I die.
And the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Well I swam 'till I couldn't swim no more.
When the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
City of Arkansas took me on board.
And the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Who could say it'd be her last trip?
When the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
The finest boat on the Mississipp.
And the Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Bayou Sara, she burned down.
Bayou Sara, she burned down
Bayou Sara, she burned down
