Well 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

Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo

Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio

I'm gonna pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o

Well son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

[ sax ]

Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzin'

Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen

Yeah dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh

Well son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie...

[ sax ]

Settle down far from town get me a pirogue

And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou

Yeah swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o

Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie...