[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filé gumbo
'Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my ma chers ami-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Verse 2]
The Thibodauxs, the Fontaineauxs, 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

Settle down far from town get me a pirogue
And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou

[Chorus]
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filé gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chers ami-o
Pick guitar, filled fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Chorus]
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie on a filé gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chers ami-o
Pick guitar, filled fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

[Verse 3]
Later on, swap my mon, get me a pirogue
And I'll catch all the fish on the bayou
Swap my mon, to buy Yvonne what she need-oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie...