Billy Bayou

"Billy Bayou" is a 1958 single by Jim Reeves written by Roger Miller. Billy Bayou spent a total of twenty-five weeks on the country chart and was Jim Reeves' fourth release to reach number one, where it stayed for five weeks. There is a song on the B-side of "Billy Bayou" titled "I'd Like to Be", which peaked at number eighteen on the country charts. The song has been covered by other artists, including Burl Ives and Doug Kershaw.

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