Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh



He gotta go-pole the pirogue down the bayou



His Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh



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







Thibodaux, Fontaineaux the place is buzzin'



A Kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen



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



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







(*) Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo



Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o



Pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o



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







Settle down far from town get him a pirogue



And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou



Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o



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







Repeat (*)