[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 fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chèrе amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll havе big fun on the bayou
[Instrumental Break]

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