Good-bye, joe, me gotta go,
me on 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.

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo.
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gayo.
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Tibodaux, Fontaineaux, 
the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonn by the dozen.
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo.
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gayo.
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou.