Good-bye Joe' he gotta go' me oh my oh He gotta go-pole the pirogue down the bayou His Yvonne the sweetest one' me oh my oh Son of a gun' well have big fun on the bayou Thibodaux' Fontaineaux the place is buzzin A Kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style the go hog wild' me oh my oh Son of a gun' well have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo Cause tonight' Im gonna see my ma cher a mi-o Pick guitar' fill fruit far and be gay-o Son of a gun' well have big fun on the bayou Settle down far from town get him a pirogue And hell catch all the fish in the bayou Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o Son of a gun' well have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo Cause tonight' Im gonna see my ma cher a mi-o Pick guitar' fill fruit far and be gay-o Son of a gun' well have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo Cause tonight' Im gonna see my ma cher a mi-o Pick guitar' fill fruit far and be gay-o Son of a gun' well have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo Cause tonight' Im gonna see my ma cher a mi-o Pick guitar' fill fruit far and be gay-o Son of a gun' well have big fun on the bayou