[Couplet 1]

Watch 'them bones, the remains

And with the Bayou ends the chase

There she dances, there she moves

Behind in the distance, Baton Rouge

[Refrain]

You sad and lonely will you marry me?

With secret oaths, evil eyes forcing me up all night

Bizar, how she would jinx the night awake, 'till dawn

[Couplet 2]

From the start, I knew it

There was an odd look on her face

First I walked but then I ran

In the dark water I drawned

[Refrain]

You sad and lonely will you marry me?

With secret oaths, evil eyes forcing me up all night

Bizar, how she would jinx the night awake, 'till dawn

Tous les mots que je sais , je les lui dis à regret

Et à mesure que je bouge il voit dans le lointain Baton Rouge

Bizar, how she would jinx the night awaty, till dawn