Goodbye, Joe, he gotta go, me-o my-o
He gotta go, pull the pirogue down the bayou
His Yvonne's the sweetest one, me-o my-o
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dressed in style they go hog wild, me-o my-o
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, crawfish pie, fillet gumbo
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a me-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 in 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, crawfish pie, fillet gumbo
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a me-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya, crawfish pie, fillet gumbo
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a me-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou