Somewhere in This Darkness

Down upon the bayou
Where the river meets the sea
There lived a dark eyed maiden
And she was the world to me

Lips more sweet than honey
Hair that flowed and shined
She was the watermelon
The juice, the seed, and rind

Now somewhere in this darkness
That the floods have brought to bear
Is a lady who is floating
In my mind and everywhere

Stomping Cajun music
How it fiddles with my mind
Ever since that blackest season
That did catch us from behind

Not without a farewell
Was her musk taken away
And not without a teardrop
Am I singing this today

Now somewhere in this darkness
That the floods have brought to bear
Is a lady who is floating
In my mind and everywhere