Billy Bayou
"Billy Bayou" is a song written by Roger Miller.It's a slightly comic song about a larger-than-life character, having adventures in America in the 1800s.[1] "Billy Bayou" was released as a 1958 single by Jim Reeves, where the recording spent a total of 25 weeks on the country chart and was his fourth release to reach No.[2] It also reached number 9 peak position on Italy's FIMI National Charts in 1958.[3] The B-side of "Billy Bayou" titled "I'd Like to Be", which peaked at number eighteen on the country chart.