Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-oh my-oh
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue, down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-oh my-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun, on the bayou
Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie, and filé gumbo
Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun, on the bayou
Thibodaux Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come, to see Yvonne, by the dozen
Dress in style, and 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 filé gumbo
Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun, on the bayou