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
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my [A]ma-chère-amie, oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and [Bm]be [Am]gay-o
Son [C7]of a gun, we'll have big fun on [C7]the bayou
Thibadaux, Fountaineaux, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to [C7]see Yvonne by the dozen
Dressed in style, they go hog wild, me-oh, my-oh
Son [C7]of a gun, we'll have big fun on [C7]the bayou
Jambalaya and [Bm]a crawfish pie and [Bm]fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my [A]ma-chère-amie, oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and [Bm]be [Am]gay-o
Son [C7]of a gun, we'll have big fun on [C7]the bayou
Settle down far from town, get him a pirogue
And he'll catch all [Em]the fish on [C7]the bayou
Swap his mon' to [C7]buy Yvonne what she need-o
Son [C7]of a gun, we'll have big fun on [C7]the bayou
Jambalaya and [Bm]a crawfish pie and [Bm]fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my [A]ma-chère-amie, oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and [Bm]be [Am]gay-o
Son [C7]of a gun, we'll have big fun on [C7]the bayou
