[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 me 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 cher amio
Pick guitar, filled fruit jar and be gay-o
A son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

[Verse 2]
The Thibodauxs, the Fontaineauxs, the place is buzzin'
The kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style and go hog wild, me, oh, my, oh
A son of me 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 cher amio
Pick guitar, filled fruit jar and be gay-o
A son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

[Outro]
On the bayou
On the bayou
A son of a gun, huh