Well I'm finally goin' back to Louisiana runnin' and thumbin' all the way That started out the way out in California I been makin' bout five hundred miles a day I covered all the beaches on the west coast from Mexico Crason City Bay But Calilou was not in California that's where her daddy came from by the way And by the way her mother was a cajun She came from New Orleans I've heard her say And it's just like a girl to wanna see her mama So I might find her there along the way Calilou Calilou well they should have call you restless Well they should have call you drifter Yeah they should have call you trouble instead of Calilou
I reacall the first time that I saw her I picked her up near Phoenix in my car Just another beauty seekin' fame and fortune And I told her if she should be a movie star The next time I saw her was Tucumcari she served my bowl of chilly with a smile I said it's been a year since I last saw you Wonder how'd you like to share a few good miles Well the justice of the peace was very sleepy I held her in my arms a whole night long I whispered words like settle down and family And when I woke up my Calilou was gone Calilou Calilou... Calilou Calilou...
