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 and fillet 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
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Thibodaux Fontaineaux 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
Well Jambalaya crawfish pie...
Son of a gun we're gonna have big fun on the bayou