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 fillet gumbo / 'cause tonight i'm gonna see ma cher ami-o pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o / son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou / thibodeaux fontaineaux the place is buzzing / kin folk 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 // settle down, far from town, get me a pirogue / and i'll catch all the fish in the bayou / swap my mon' to buy yvonne what she need-o / son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou //