Goodbye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh He 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 Refrain: Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Thibadaux, Fountaineaux the place is buzzin' Kin-folk come, to see Yvonne, by the dozen Dressed in style, they 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 a mi-o Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Settle down far from town get him a pirogue And he'll catch all the fish on the bayou Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o 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 a mi-o Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou X2