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 Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau, 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 Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file' gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh 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 in the bayou Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file' gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou