Good-bye Joe me gotta go, me oh myo
Me gotta pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne sweetest one, me oh myo
Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya crawfish pie and a filet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

Fontaineaux Thibodaux, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh myo
Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya crawfish pie and a filet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

Settle down far from town, get me a pirogue
And I'll catch all the fish on the bayou
Spend my mon' to buy my gun which she need-o
Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya crawfish pie and a filet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun on the bayou