[Verse 1]
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, gonna have big fun on the bayou

[Chorus]
Well jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
Because tonight I'm gonna see my cher amie-o
Gonna pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Thibodaux Fontaineaux, the place is buzzing
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Well we dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

[Chorus]
Well jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
Because tonight I'm gonna see my cher amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou
[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Well jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
Because tonight I'm gonna see my cher amie-o
Well we'll dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou