Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-o-my-o We've gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne, sweetest one, me-oh-my-oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie, fil'e gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
(instrumental & sax)
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, place is buzzin'
Kinfolks come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style, go hog wild, and be gay-o Son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya an' a crawfish pie, fil'e gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun, we gonna have a big fun on the bayou.