I'm Goin' Back To Louisiana (Where The Bright Moon Shines)
Composer(s): Floyd Thompson; E. Clinton Keithley



I long to be roamin' down in Louisiana 
with my lover's gal, only pal
Floatin' on the river while the moon is shinin' 
With my lovin' gal, only pal 
The whippoor will is callin' from the distant shore
I hear the banjos ring 
Darkies sing
In Louisiana 
Dear Louisiana
There is where my heart will ever cling

I don't know why I ever roamed from Louisiana and my Dixie home 
Dixie home
There among the cotton fields I lived the sweetest days I ever known 
Ever known
Tonight I'm goin' to sail along the Mississippi river on my way 
On my way
And I know tomorrow I'll be free from sorrow
See my lovin' gal at break of day

I'm goin' back to Louisiana where the bright moon shines
I'm goin' back to Louisiana and to that old gal of mine 
When I get back we ain't a goin' to tarry
We're a goin' to find a Preacher man and marry
In the beautiful garden of Louisiana 
Where the bright moon shines