G               D
I'm gonna leave Texarkana
C                 G
I'm goin' down to Louisiana
                 D             G
I'm gonna try my luck in Baton Rouge
G                       D
I'm gonna follow ol red river down
C              G
Till I see the lights of town
G                    D              G 
I ain't gonna get no sleep in Baton Rouge

Chorus:
D
Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
C
I'm gonna get me some alligator shoes
D
Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
C                  D            G
I'm gonna wear `em out in Baton Rouge

Break—G D C G G D G
 
G                   D
It was a Texas girl that broke my heart
C                G
Then she tore my truck apart
G                   D                G
I guess I'll get me another in Baton Rouge
G               D
I like Crawfish I like rice
C                 G
I like girls that treat you nice
G                 D            G
I'm gonna find me one in Baton Rouge

Chorus

G                 D
I'm gonna learn to walk that walk
C                  G
I'm gonna learn to talk that talk
G                  D              G
I'm gonna learn to dance in Baton Rouge
G                     D
Ain't life just like a cul-de-sac
C                      G
I'm a Texas boy and I'm goin' back
G                  D               G
Soon as I catch my breath in Baton Rouge