Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-oh-my-oh

Me 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, crawfish pie, fillet gumbo

'Cause tonight I'm a-gonna see my machez amio

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou



Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau, the place is buzzin'

Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen

Dress in style, go hog wild, me-oh-my-oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou



Settle down, pop in town, get me a beer-oh

And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou

Swap my bond to buy Yvonne what she need-oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou



Jambalaya, crawfish pie, fillet gumbo

'Cause tonight I'm a-gonna see my machez amio

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou